morning this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines. the london fire brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist", according to a damning review into its culture. i sat with a very senior female officer, who said to me, whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she is always thinking, will the men around me protect me? this is the voices of 2000 of our staff. i this is the voices of 2000 of our staff. ., �* , ~' this is the voices of 2000 of our staff. ., �* , ~ ., this is the voices of 2000 of our staff. ., �* , ~' ., , this is the voices of 2000 of our staff. , ~ ., , staff. i don't seek to deny anything that the report _ staff. i don't seek to deny anything that the report is _ staff. i don't seek to deny anything that the report is saying. _ rail services across the uk are disrupted as thousands of train staff take part in another

large—scale strike over pay. 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. i'm lucy hockings life indo half. there is a huge sense of anticipation here. we're also going to bring you reaction to win from australia, theirfirst to bring you reaction to win from australia, their first in 12 years at a world cup, when they beat tunisia 1—0. coming up... unspun world looks at ukraine fatigue, and the effect it might have on nato support

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. good afternoon. a damning report on the culture of the london fire brigade has found that it is "institutionally misogynist and racist". the independent review was carried out after a black trainee firefighter took his own life. the report was carried out by the former chief crown prosecutor for north—west england, nazir afzal, who says he has "no doubt" similar problems exist in otherfire brigades across the country. the london fire brigade is promising immediate changes to its disciplinary processes. helena wilkinson reports. misogyny, racism, bullying. a shocking culture which has been uncovered at the london fire brigade. example after example of abuse and poor behaviour at almost all levels of the organisation. i sat with a very senior female officer who said to me, through tears, that wherever

she goes into a dangerous incident, she's always thinking, will the men around me protect me, given how much they are treating me as dirt back at the station. that was not one person. that was many, many people. 0ther incidents at the london fire brigade include a black firefighter having a noose put by his locker. men huddled around a screen watching porn at some fire stations, and women being sexually taunted. the report said the behaviour of some brigade staff left a clear trail of psychological harm. this report has to be a watershed moment. when we get rid of the institutional racism, homophobia and discrimination that exists in our fire service. it's possible to say we've got some wonderful fire fighters. we saw that during the summer

when they dealt with the wildfires in our city because of the heat waves. there are serious problems in the fire brigade. the brigade's commissioner, andy roe, said he was deeply sorry for the harm that had been caused. it's the report of 2000 people in the london fire brigade who have told their story and therefore it cannot be ignored. it cannot be just put down to a few bad apples. we've got to look at the systems and the leadership that have enabled, you know, those most terrible examples to happen and not be dealt with, i don't think, in the way they should have been. going forward, he said, it would be completely clear to staff what behaviour wasn't acceptable and what the consequences would be. helena wilkinson, bbc news. live now to our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, who's been at a news conference being held by the london fire brigade. we had a little of what they are saying in terms of reaction. what

saying in terms of reaction. what have they been _ saying in terms of reaction. what have they been telling _ saying in terms of reaction. what have they been telling you - saying in terms of reaction. what have they been telling you in reaction to the culture at the london fibre great? i reaction to the culture at the london fibre great?- reaction to the culture at the london fibre great? i spoke directly with the commission _ london fibre great? i spoke directly with the commission of _ london fibre great? i spoke directly with the commission of the - london fibre great? i spoke directly with the commission of the london | with the commission of the london fibre gate, and i was struck by how candid he was. he said he was heartbroken and he found the details of this report horrifying. he said also that people will lose their jobs after the details of this report, and said that he fully expects to dismiss people, although there are no further details about that at this moment. i also pressed him on women. he said that he was concerned about female firefighters, and i asked him if they were safe within the service. he said that things will change, and i think that is the message that really came across today, that he wants immediate action and immediate changes. immediate action and immediate chances. ., ., ~ immediate action and immediate chances. ., ., , immediate action and immediate chances. ., . ~' , . changes. louisa, thank you very much at the latest — changes. louisa, thank you very much at the latest from _ changes. louisa, thank you very much at the latest from london _ changes. louisa, thank you very much at the latest from london fire - at the latest from london fire brigade headquarters.

train passengers in britain are facing more disruption to journeys, as thousands of staff in the aslef union go on strike in a dispute over pay. the government says it's disappointing and will ruin millions of people's weekend plans. ii train companies are affected. our business reporter noor nanji joins us from london's euston rail station. what is the picture there this afternoon?— what is the picture there this afternoon? ., , afternoon? here at used in the station is _ afternoon? here at used in the station is open. _ afternoon? here at used in the station is open. that _ afternoon? here at used in the station is open. that is - afternoon? here at used in the | station is open. that is because afternoon? here at used in the - station is open. that is because the tube is running, and services on the london 0verground are still running. that is after strike action there. all other rail services here have been heavily disrupted by this strike. behind me you can see representatives of the aslef union, the train drivers union, who are behind the strike. they want wages to keep up with the rising cost of living. the government has called the strikes are disappointing, and says this dispute has gone on for far too long. there is no doubt that all of this is having a major impact

on people's weekend plans. this is a busy shopping weekend, the black friday sales. normally you would have people flocking into london to take advantage of that. the world cup is also going on so people may have wanted to get together with friends and family and watch those matches. as wear around the country people are heading to christmas markets and major sporting events. they have been told to avoid taking the train where possible. that includes fans heading to twickenham to see england taking on south africa. all of this is having a real impact on people's plans, and it is a 24—hour strike. we have been told to expect knock—on disruption to services tomorrow. they advise the passengers is to check before you travel. ., ~' , ., , passengers is to check before you travel. . ~ , ., , . ., travel. thank you very much, at london euston _ travel. thank you very much, at london euston station. - the home office has said that the death of a man who was held at the manston migrant processing centre may have been

caused by diphtheria. an initial test came back negative for the infection, but a follow—up pcr was positive. the man died in hospital last week, days after it's believed he arrived in the uk on a small boat. a postmortem examination will be held to determine what killed him. thousands of people are expected to gather today in pakistan's garrison city of rawalpindi, near islamabad, for a rally called by the former prime minister, imran khan. it's the first protest march he'll attend since being shot three weeks ago in what his allies have called an assassination attempt. mr khan, who was ousted in a confidence vote in april, is demanding the government calls early elections. samira hussain is in faizabad for us and has the latest. there are plenty people here that

are selling party swag. people are coming by the thousands. they are trying to get as close as possible to the stage. this is where imran khan will address his supporters. this will be the first time he is addressing supporters since he was shot some three weeks ago. he says that he is going to offer direction, the next steps for his political party. since he was pushed out of office in april of this year, imran khan has been pushing to get fresh elections, saying this coalition government really worked to try to push him out of power. the government has always maintained that they will hold elections next year as planned. a mudslide triggered by heavy rain has torn through the italian island of ischia. initial reports suggested eight people had been killed, but an italian minister has said

there are no confirmed deaths. the mud dislodged trees and damaged houses as it swept down a hillside, dragging a number of cars into the sea. rescuers are working to free residents. social media footage from china appears to show residents of the western city of urumqi protesting against covid restrictions, after a fire in a block of flats killed ten people. demonstrators are seen arguing with officials, chanting "lift the covid lockdown", and breaking through barriers. there was an eruption of anger online in china following the deadly blaze, with some questioning whether pandemic restrictions prevented residents from escaping, or hampered fire—fighting efforts. urumqi in xinjiang province is home to many uyghur muslims. it's been under stringent coronavirus measures for three months as beijing continues its zero covid policy, despite record daily infections.

0ur correspondent katie silver is following this story from singapore. the fire broke out on the 15th floor of this apartment building on thursday night. we understand to authorities about three hours to put it out and according to state media, ten people died from it and nine were injured. this deadly blaze has then attracted attention on social media, making many complain and question this ongoing commitment to zero covid. some residents telling the bbc that they question whether or not these people were able to leave the building and many for example relying on chats from the government to give themselves security that they were able to leave. now we have seen videos emerge on tiktok as well as weibo, which is china's equivalent of twitter, showing people coming up against officials and hazmat suits, screaming out, lift the lockdown, as well as hitting drums. all of this comes about is the fact that china was the first into this pandemic and it seems like it is going to be the last out.

it has now been almost three years that people are faced lockdown pressures, quarantines, as well as having to deal with snap lock downs, so what we have seen, for instance on that front, particularly when it has come to the world cup, people have seen that is triggering, they have seen videos of people online out and about in crowds with no masks on. on friday we saw the third day in a row of consecutive daily cases hitting about 35000 and that is small in a population of 1.4 billion, but the restrictions are immense. the us government has banned the sale of new telecommunications equipment from five chinese companies, expressing concerns about national security. it follows earlier restrictions which prevented one of the companies in question — huawei — from supplying equipment to federal agencies amid concerns it could be used for spying. 0ur north america correspondent david willis is in los angeles. for several years now the american government has been concerned, as you said, that these chinese

companies, these telecoms companies, could be using their equipment and the data they pick up, to spy on american citizens. they have been gradually tightening the noose, if you like, around these particular companies. you mentioned while way, there is another called cte, which is... and limiting, orattempting there is another called cte, which is... and limiting, or attempting to limit the influence they have. this policy, which started under the 0bama administration, and accelerated under the premiership of donald trump, and has now been adopted byjoe biden, is basically, in this latest move, cutting any import or sale of new equipment made by these five companies, huawei being one of them, here in the united states. this is not a retroactive ban, so some of this equipment will still be available

here in the us. there have been calls for the ban to be made retroactive, which would, of course, be extremely bad news for huawei and its partners. be extremely bad news for huawei and its artners. . , its partners. david willis reporting there. the american actress, singer and songwriter irene cara has died in florida. she was sixty three. irene cara rose to stardom in 1980 in the musical "fame" —— in which she sang the title track. four years later she won an oscar and a grammy for the title song in the movie "flashdance". her publicist described her as a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy would live forever through her music and films. the headlines on bbc news... the london fire brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist", according to a damning review into its culture.

rail services across the uk are disrupted as thousands of train staff take part in another large—scale strike over pay. welcome to doe hah, i am outside the saudi fan park at the moment. saudi arabia are playing against poland. you might heara roar arabia are playing against poland. you might hear a roar behind me. every time a saudi player touches the ball, the crowd goes wild. they have massive expectations of this team after they built argentina to — one. thousands of people have come down to the saudi fan park and are enjoying the late afternoon sun. it is goalless at the moment. saudi in action against poland, currently

0-0. earlier, australia beat tunisia i—0, thanks to a header in the first half by mitchell duke. it's the socceroos first world cup win in 12 years. australia goal—scorer mitchell duke said "it's the best feeling in the world but i'm trying not to get too caught up in it because the job's not done yet. we've got one more game to try and get out of the group." they started the day bottom but are now sitting second — with france against denmark still to come. it's not looking good for tunisia though — who face holders france in their final world cup game on wednesday. qatar are out of the world cup following their two defeats. butjust a reminder —

group b was in action on friday — that's england, wales, usa and iran. they can all still qualify for the last i6.. it proved a frustrating evening for england, fans frustrated by the performance of the england team, which was seen as being lacklustre. as the usa created the better chances on the night. and the americans came closest to scoring when they hit the woodwork in the opening half. because england played with such flair in their opening game, that was expected tonight, and we did not see that. a lot of disappointment, but nonetheless a clean sheet for england, and they are still able to qualify. they are top of the group at the moment. saudi arabia pulled off one of the shocks to build two—time winners argentina in their

group stage. it is still 0—0 against poland. give us a sense ofjust how excited saudis are. the poland. give us a sense of 'ust how excited saudis are. the atmosphere is amazing- — excited saudis are. the atmosphere is amazing- you _ excited saudis are. the atmosphere is amazing. you can _ excited saudis are. the atmosphere is amazing. you can hear— excited saudis are. the atmosphere is amazing. you can hear the - excited saudis are. the atmosphere is amazing. you can hear the roar . is amazing. you can hear the roar when you walk past here. even on non—match days the saudis are very excited. they keep saying, where is messy? that win against argentina was such a shock. before this game we are hearing that there are some fans are saying we are going to take care of the polish team. there is a lot of excitement, a lot of pride, and a lot of positive feeling. find and a lot of positive feeling. and back in saudi _ and a lot of positive feeling. and back in saudi arabia as well, because there was a national holiday. because there was a national holida . , ,,., because there was a national holida . , ~ ., , ., holiday. yes in saudi arabia there are people _ holiday. yes in saudi arabia there are people gathering, _ holiday. yes in saudi arabia there are people gathering, i _ holiday. yes in saudi arabia there are people gathering, i have -

holiday. yes in saudi arabia there l are people gathering, i have friends and family gathering, the traffic is building up, there is a lot of excitement, especially back home. it will mean a lot to the saudis if they win and go through to the round of 16. , ., ., they win and go through to the round of16. , ., ., ., of 16. this love of football that the saudis _ of 16. this love of football that the saudis have, _ of 16. this love of football that the saudis have, is _ of 16. this love of football that the saudis have, is that - of 16. this love of football that i the saudis have, is that affecting how young girls see the sport? the thin is for how young girls see the sport? tue: thing is for saudi how young girls see the sport? tte: thing is for saudi women, how young girls see the sport? tt2 thing is for saudi women, in particular, it has been a long battle with sports in general. it was banned in schools for a very long time, and since 2012 olympic games in london, there has started to be more women involved, more women who are doing different sporting activities, who are more seen on the front line. since 2019, specifically for football, there seen on the front line. since 2019, specifically forfootball, there has been a national football team specifically forfootball, there has been a nationalfootball team of women, that went and played in a

tournament. it is still a young team, still an early start for women to play football and doing sporting activities, but they have done leaps in terms of women. in activities, but they have done leaps in terms of women.— in terms of women. in terms of the geopolitics — in terms of women. in terms of the geopolitics of _ in terms of women. in terms of the geopolitics of the _ in terms of women. in terms of the geopolitics of the situation, - in terms of women. in terms of the geopolitics of the situation, how. in terms of women. in terms of the geopolitics of the situation, how is| geopolitics of the situation, how is sport in general seen as a mechanism of power and influence? the sport in general seen as a mechanism of power and influence?— of power and influence? the whole gulf countries, _ of power and influence? the whole gulf countries, whether _ of power and influence? the whole gulf countries, whether it - of power and influence? the whole gulf countries, whether it is - of power and influence? the whole gulf countries, whether it is the i gulf countries, whether it is the uae, qatar, or saudi arabia, they have been investing in international sporting tournaments. there has been investments in premier league teams like manchester city, newcastle, saudi bought new castle, uae bought manchester city, they have been trying really hard to promote that. specific division in saudi arabia is geared to promoting sports and more

sporting activity inside that country. sporting activity inside that count . �* sporting activity inside that count .�* _ country. and possibly hosting the next world cup. _ country. and possibly hosting the next world cup. cue _ country. and possibly hosting the next world cup. cue for - country. and possibly hosting the next world cup. cue for being - country. and possibly hosting the. next world cup. cue for being with us. they haven't been too many roles when we have been talking so that means they haven't been too many goals. later on we will see france and they were so impressive in their opening game. it is a massive match we can't wait to see the fans at that match, argentina taking on mexico. that is bound to be a fantastic atmosphere. you'll see lots of fans from both of those countries here in loja. twitter continues to generate headlines under the leadership of elon musk,

who bought the firm for $4abn at the end of october. the tumult has brought into sharper focus some of the platform's failings, but for some of its roughly 300 million monthly users, it has also been a place where they have built businesses, found love, and launched campaigns. our technology editor, zoe kleinman, has spoken to three women who say being on twitter changed their lives for the better: twitter has long been a complicated place to hang out. you hear a lot about its struggles with moderation, abuse and illegal content. for some of its millions of monthly users, it has been a platform that has brought business opportunities, growing communities, and sparked romance. i spoke to three women who say it change their lives for the better. catherine cook used twitter as a sounding board while she was going through divorce, and found an

unexpected happy ending. t through divorce, and found an unexpected happy ending. i didn't start out looking _ unexpected happy ending. i didn't start out looking for _ unexpected happy ending. i didn't start out looking for romance, - unexpected happy ending. i didn'tj start out looking for romance, but what i did use twitter for was, support, really. it is quite an isolating thing, going through a divorce. i like music, and i got chatting to people about music. one of those people was the person that eventually ended up being my partner. twitter has changed my life. i can't believe i am actually saying that, but it is true. i have gone from being on my own and going through a divorce, which is to happy process for anybody, to feeling like i have met the love of my life. gail moscow is — i have met the love of my life. gail moscow is a _ i have met the love of my life. gail moscow is a big — i have met the love of my life. gail moscow is a big fan of twitter. she was made redundant and turned her side hustle into her mainjob. t has? side hustle into her main 'ob. i now have 18.4 thousand _ side hustle into her mainjob. i now have 18.4 thousand followers, - side hustle into her mainjob. i now have 18.4 thousand followers, so i l have 18.4 thousand followers, so i have 18.4 thousand followers, so i have got a real audience for it.

people have been really supportive, people have been with me on my journey. tim burgess, from the charlatans, contacted me one day and said, i really like your work. then he asked me to design a turntable. how do you feel about what is happening to twitter? what t am happening to twitter? what i am worried. happening to twitter? what i am worried- a _ happening to twitter? what i am worried. a lot _ happening to twitter? what i am worried. a lot of _ happening to twitter? what i am worried. a lot of my _ happening to twitter? what t —.h worried. a lot of my business happening to twitter? what t 2h worried. a lot of my business and support comes from twitter. if twitter went, support comes from twitter. if twitterwent, i support comes from twitter. if twitter went, i would have to build my business elsewhere. i don't know where that elsewhere would be. sue anderson is — where that elsewhere would be. sue anderson is because acceleration of twitter turned into a global event. she says that wouldn't have happened without twitter. the she says that wouldn't have happened without twitter.— without twitter. the idea of celebrating _ without twitter. the idea of celebrating women - without twitter. the idea of celebrating women in - without twitter. the idea of i celebrating women in science, technology, engineering and maths, i didn't have any resources, or anyway to reach people. twitter was the waiter that make the obvious

solution. i don't think ada lovelace day would have become the movement it did become, without the help of twitter. ~ ., ., , , , ., twitter. whatever happens to twitter next, there will _ twitter. whatever happens to twitter next, there will be _ twitter. whatever happens to twitter next, there will be lots _ twitter. whatever happens to twitter next, there will be lots of _ twitter. whatever happens to twitter next, there will be lots of people - next, there will be lots of people hoping that these sorts of opportunities continue to flourish. 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 yearfor theirfins — a market estimated to be worth half a billion dollars annually. this is huge. this is a really big win for sharks on the international level. the international community has spoken and this is, you know, going to ensure a much better future for dozens of shark species. it is a multilateral treaty of around 180 member nations around the world coming

together to say, "we're going to put these species that we think are threatened with extinction on this list and essentially we will better regulate their trade," so it sort of holds countries accountable and basically helps us understand whether or not things are sustainable or not, so we can either relax or tighten restrictions, so it should in theory help many species recover down the line. when there is trade in valuable species — sharks are very valuable, you know, their fins are highly prized. like you said earlier, $500 million a year industry and there is no regulation that itjust really incentivises bad behaviour in black markets and things like that and that's why so many shark species are a plummeting population around the world. so a step in the right direction and, you know, i really applaud all the countries that supported these proposals. in australia, two and a half thousand naked volunteers have posed on sydney's bondi beach for an artwork designed to raise

awareness of skin cancer. it's the latest project of the american photographer, spencer tunick. from sydney, phil mercer reports. bondi beach has never looked like this. 2500 volunteers braved the early morning chill and chill, and intermittent rain in sydney, for the latest art project. clothes and inhibitions were discarded. at dawn, the participants collectively embraced the sunrise, raising their arms towards the light. the photo shoot lasted about an hour. tt arms towards the light. the photo shoot lasted about an hour. it was ve cold shoot lasted about an hour. it was very cold in _ shoot lasted about an hour. it was very cold in the — shoot lasted about an hour. it was very cold in the morning _ shoot lasted about an hour. it was very cold in the morning as - shoot lasted about an hour. it was very cold in the morning as we - shoot lasted about an hour. it was i very cold in the morning as we were waiting on the beach from 3:30am, and it lightly reigned, but then the skies cleared up and it was beautiful. the moment we stripped off, i think the excitement and invigoration of being alive was there, and we didn't notice the cold too much. ,, . there, and we didn't notice the cold too much. ,,, . . there, and we didn't notice the cold too much. . . ., ., , too much. spencer tunic organised his latest mass _

too much. spencer tunic organised his latest mass nude _ too much. spencer tunic organised his latest mass nude photo - too much. spencer tunic organised his latest mass nude photo sheet i his latest mass nude photo sheet from a small crane. he was raising awareness about skin cancer. australia has some of the highest rates of the disease anywhere in the world. the american photographer brought together a legion of naked strangers in the name of art and health. ~ . . strangers in the name of art and health. ~ ., ., ., , , ., health. we have an opportunity to raise awareness _ health. we have an opportunity to raise awareness about _ health. we have an opportunity to raise awareness about skin - health. we have an opportunity to i raise awareness about skin cheques, and i am honoured to be invited by skinned czech champions, to make my art and tojust skinned czech champions, to make my art and to just celebrate the body and protection.— art and to just celebrate the body and protection. legislation had to be changed _ and protection. legislation had to be changed to _ and protection. legislation had to be changed to allow _ and protection. legislation had to be changed to allow public - and protection. legislation had to be changed to allow public nudity| be changed to allow public nudity for the first time on sydney's famous art of sand. soon the birthday suits were replaced by the usual tracksuits and wet suits at bondl usual tracksuits and wet suits at bondi. forthe usual tracksuits and wet suits at bondi. for the nude participants, it was a day to savour. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. a typical november out there today, a lot of cloud. it's also been very blustery out towards the west so far and the outbreaks of rain will continue to spread to other parts of the country through the course of this afternoon. by the evening hours, the rain should reach eastern areas, too. temperatures will be between around ten and 13 degrees at 6:00 pm this evening and then through the night. it's pretty wet for many of us by the end of the night. the weather does clear across parts of northern and western britain, but it will be very blustery by early morning on sunday. fairly chilly in some spots in the north, maybe six degrees, but it remains damp and mild in the south around ten or 12. and you can see the outbreaks of rain continue through sunday morning across southern england. the southeast could be quite wet and unpleasant here even through lunchtime. but i think for the rest of us, it's a case of sunny spells, showers quite blustery and the temperatures

again on the mild side. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the london fire brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist", according to a damning review into its culture. rail services across the uk are disrupted as thousands of train staff take part in another large—scale strike over pay. 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. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson.

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