this is bbc news with 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?" these are the voices of 2,000 of our staff. i don't seek to deny anything that the report is saying. the family of a five year old boy who died after being sent home from hospital say he would still be alive if they had been listened to — the hospital say they are investigating.

we rang them and begged them on the phone. i can't stress how much i wanted people to listen to that phone call. i begged the children's ward. rail services across the uk are disrupted as thousands of drivers at eleven train companies take part in another strike over pay. world cup frustration for england fans — a 0—0 with the usa, but both teams can still progress to the knockout stages in qatar. coming up, talking business looks at the takeover of twitter by elon musk and what is ahead for its workforce. 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 whenever 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. other 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. 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 reporter noor nanji sent us this update from euston. here at euston station, it is open and that is because the tube is running and services on the london overground are also still running.

that's after strike action there got suspended. but 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 this strike. they want wages to keep up with the rising cost of living. the government has called the strikes disappointing, and says this dispute has just gone on forfar too long. but there is no doubt that all of this is having a major impact on weekend plans for people. this is a really busy shopping weekend. it's the black friday sales and normally you would have people flocking into london to take advantage of that. we have also got the world cup going on, so people may have wanted to get together with friends and family to watch those matches. elsewhere around the country, people who are heading to christmas markets and also to major sporting events have been told to try to avoid taking the train where possible and that includes fans heading to twickenham later today to see england taking on south africa. all of this is having a real impact

on plans for people. it is a 24—hour strike as they do expect some knock—on disruption to services tomorrow and the advice to passengers is to check before you travel. with me now is athena mae, founder of the body consultants uk, a body sculpting company which has clients in london and manchester. you rely on rail services for your business, so what impact is it having on you? it business, so what impact is it having on you?— having on you? it is having a massive _ having on you? it is having a massive impact. _ having on you? it is having a massive impact. we - having on you? it is having a massive impact. we have i having on you? it is having a massive impact. we have al having on you? it is having a - massive impact. we have a client base in both manchester and london and because of this we are heavily reliant on public transport and the avante west reliant on public transport and the ava nte west coast. due to reliant on public transport and the avante west coast. due to the large amount of rail strikes it is now dictating where we can and cannot work, for example this weekend we were supposed to have some evening appointments on friday, and after—work stock which is a particularly popular time, and also mobile appointment this afternoon. due to the strikes we could not fulfil these, which is an additional

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people personal circumstance. for me, my main priority is that i can see my business ticking over smoothly. for me, that would be ok but i don't know how everyone else would feel that in our communities. one more brief question. i introduced you of a body sculpting company. introduced you of a body sculpting com an . ~ ., , introduced you of a body sculpting coman .~ . my introduced you of a body sculpting coman .~ ., , , ,. , company. what is body sculpting? it isn't something _ company. what is body sculpting? it isn't something that _ company. what is body sculpting? it isn't something that is _ company. what is body sculpting? it isn't something that is particular- isn't something that is particular mainstream. it's becoming a little bit more popular along the way, and the way that you look at the treatments is very different for everyone. body sculpting is essentially helping women embrace their own body types. we live in a generation where a lot of people want to perhaps have surgery or may be more extreme options. what we do allows people to enhance what they already have. a few inches here and there. a little bit more definition, that sort of thing. i there. a little bit more definition,

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bigger people. speak to the management.— bigger people. speak to the management. bigger people. speak to the manauement. �* . ., , ., management. and that was on the -hone management. and that was on the hone to management. and that was on the phone to you? _ management. and that was on the phone to you? yes, _ management. and that was on the phone to you? yes, i _ management. and that was on the phone to you? yes, i phoned - management. and that was on the j phone to you? yes, i phoned them all. i phone to you? yes, i phoned them all- i took— phone to you? yes, i phoned them all. i took him — phone to you? yes, i phoned them all. i took him to _ phone to you? yes, i phoned them all. i took him to the _ phone to you? yes, i phoned them all. i took him to the gp, - phone to you? yes, i phoned them all. i took him to the gp, the - all. i took him to the gp, the hospital, back to the gp, we rang the hospital again. we did everything that you can as parents but we were just stuck. we rang them, we bed them. i begged them on them, we bed them. i begged them on the phone. i can't stress how much i want people to listen to that phone call. i begged the children's ward in rotherham. i said, call. i begged the children's ward in rotherham. isaid, please call. i begged the children's ward in rotherham. i said, please can you help me question mark i've got no one to go to. he needs iv antibiotics. he is struggling. they just said, we have not got the doctors, we have not got the beds. i can'tjust pull a bed out of the air. we have got queues of kids waiting. it is notjust your child. i said yes, but he needs this treatment. "so do other children". that's the answer i got. they have taken his life.— taken his life. and that was the woman on _ taken his life. and that was the woman on the _ taken his life. and that was the

woman on the phone? - taken his life. and that was the woman on the phone? yes. - taken his life. and that was the | woman on the phone? yes. she taken his life. and that was the - woman on the phone? yes. she said 50 or60 woman on the phone? jazz she said 50 or 60 children were woman on the phone? jez3 she said 50 or 60 children were waiting. woman on the phone? yes. she said 50 or 60 children were waiting. yes, - or 60 children were waiting. yes, the said or 60 children were waiting. yes, they said there _ or 60 children were waiting. yes, they said there were _ or 60 children were waiting. 1e3 they said there were queues of children waiting but they had no facilities, no beds. everyone was referring everyone to accident and emergency. she said if you think you need to k, go there. i told her he needed iv antibiotics. she said to go to accident and emergency. she was telling everyone to go there. they were not accepting children on the ward. they told the doctors not to send anyone here. the doctors are only going to do what they have been told to. bid only going to do what they have been told to. , , ., told to. did you get the feeling that she was _ told to. did you get the feeling that she was frustrated - told to. did you get the feeling that she was frustrated by - told to. did you get the feeling that she was frustrated by it? | told to. did you get the feeling i that she was frustrated by it? she was 'ust that she was frustrated by it? sue: wasjust adamant that that she was frustrated by it? 5ie: was just adamant that we can't help you, we haven't got the resources,

we haven't got the beds. i don't know if it would have been a different situation if they weren't overwhelmed, if they had some beds, i don't know. they are not getting the facilities, they're not getting the facilities, they're not getting the support from the government, they are not getting the funding, i don't know. but from what i know, theyjust refused at point blank. he needed that treatment. he needed iv antibiotics. the doctors were telling us he needed that urgently. theyjust telling us he needed that urgently. they just didn't want to know. that was our correspondent jessica lane speaking to yusufs uncle zaheer ahmed. dr richard jenkins, chief executive of the rotherham nhs foundation trust, said...

ukraine's president volydmyr zelensky says six million ukrainian households are still without power, after more missile strikes hit the country this week. the number of affected households halved since wednesday, but many have been left without light, water or heat as winter sets in. our correspondent in kyiv, jessica parker, told us what it is like for people in ukraine living without power and water at the moment. well, if you think about it, if you lost power on wednesday night after those missile attacks, it is now saturday morning and i don't know what you can see at the moment, but there is snow now falling here, it is abouti degree, but of course temperatures will keep getting colder as we head to december and as you were saying there, for millions of people they might still be waking up with no electricity, so they can't turn the lights on, no heat, so their homes will be very cold and maybe even no

running water as well. so, extremely difficult conditions and if you think as well about young families, maybe elderly people living on their own... but they are trying to set up these so—called points of invincibility, the government and local authorities, which are essentially shelters, refuges, whether they are public buildings — we went to one that is set up in a tent last night — where people can go where there will be some heating, a place to sit, maybe you will be able to charge your phone, have access to drinking water as well. but president zelensky overnight in his address said that actually some of these shelters weren't yet really up to scratch and needed to be improved and i think that is because of course the expectation is russia could keep striking infrastructure through winter, so you could keep seeing more of these blackouts and therefore these kinds of shelters will be increasingly important for millions of ukrainians. 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 drivers at eleven train companies take part in another 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. the american actress, singer and songwriter irene cara has died in florida. she was 63. # i'm gonna live forever... 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. 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. the home office says 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 determine what killed the man, as our correspondent aruna iyengar explained.

it is subject to a coroner's investigation at this stage. however, the home office have confirmed that it may be a case of diphtheria. the man was a migrant and he was held at the manston detention centre. he died on november 19th, about a week ago, and it is believed that he arrived in the uk one week earlier by boat. now, if he did die of diphtheria, that is important in the context of manston being heavily criticised for overcrowding and conditions whereby infection such as diphtheria could take hold. the place is full of migrants, and it has been heavily criticised for poor conditions. it is a former military base. it was intended to hold just 1600 people, but back in october it was holding around 4,000, so heavy overcrowding there. it is meant to hold people for short periods of time. security and id checks, and then they are supposed to move on to other centres, and so more permanent accommodation. a lot of these asylum seekers end up staying for much longer

because of delays and backlogs in processing asylum seekers. on tuesday of this week, the government said it had moved the migrants out from manston, so it had emptied the facility and they had been relocated to hotels around the country. the home office also said, that it has offered diphtheria vaccinations in the past and it says it takes the welfare and safety of those in their care extremely seriously. diphtheria, how dangerous is it? well, it can be fatal. it is a highly infectious disease. it is rare in the uk because children and babies are vaccinated against it, usually. it causes a high temperature and difficulty in breathing and swallowing, and it can also cause ulcers on the skin. according to the uk security agency, they said that 39 cases of diphtheria in asylum seekers in england were found as of november 10th. suella braverman, the home office secretary general has been

criticised this week about her asylum seeking policies and she said the government had failed to control the borders but she blames the desperate migrants and people smugglers for the overcrowding. the total numbers of migrants who cross the english channel this year was around 40,000, and that is expected to hit 50,000 by the end of the year. that is compared to about 28,000 last year, so numbers have gone up a lot. now, you will be aware there is a football tournament going on at the moment. gavin has all the sport. yes, the world cup continues today. poland are of the mark and their star striker is firing again. they beat saudi arabia, who are hoping to become the first team to make the knockouts. they have their goalkeeper to thank

for this fantastic double save of a penalty. and their captain missed the penalty actually in their opener, but made the game safe for poland. 2—0 to them, the final score against saudi arabia. australia are back in with a chance of progressing to the knockouts. they beat tunisia 1—0 — the victory their first world cup win since 2010. the win puts them level with france in their group who play later. craig templeton reports. every game at a world cup means something. a win for tunisia would set their sights on reaching the knockout stage for the first time. australia needed to bounce back from defeat to stay in the fight. the soccer ruse scored the opener against france, and he was no different. it against france, and he was no different. , against france, and he was no different-— against france, and he was no different. , , ., ., ., , different. it is the big man who has not different. it is the big man who has ot it! different. it is the big man who has not it! the different. it is the big man who has got it! the breakthrough _ different. it is the big man who has got it! the breakthrough that - different. it is the big man who has got it! the breakthrough that theyl got it! the breakthrough that they so deserved _ got it! the breakthrough that they so deserved-—

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gareth southgate has praised the england side for their mentality after their draw against america last night. the team created few chances and looked a world away from their 6—2 opening win against iran. they still top the group and are in a great position to progress. the encland a great position to progress. the england team — a great position to progress. t“ie england team are back in training after their game last night against the usa. the players on the grass are those who did not start the match, or came on as substitutes. jordan henderson is inside doing his own recovery work, but crucially, james madison is back on the pitch for the first time since he trained in that first session when they arrived in qatar. last night i spoke to ciaran, jordan henderson —— jordan henderson and jack agree less and although they said they were slightly disappointed with the result they have to keep their personal thoughts out of it. england

are in control of the group and with are in control of the group and with a positive result they will be in the knockout stages of the world cup. well it's notjust the world cup to look forward today, but the second round of the fa cup too league of the fa cup too 2 side stevenage avoided an upset league 2 side stevenage avoided an upset this afternoon as they ran out 3-0 upset this afternoon as they ran out 3—0 winners. all three goals came within a five minute second—half spell. lots more action happening in the fa cup today as well. at the moment, old church after playing forest green and its on the bbc. also, england and wales are in autumn rugby union action. england against south africa as well is a bit later this afternoon. you can get more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. 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 uighur muslims. it's been under stringent coronavirus measures for three months as beijing continues its zero covid policy, despite record daily infections. our 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 it took 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 in hazmat suits, screaming out, lift the lockdown, as well as hitting drums. all of this comes about as 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 have faced lockdown pressures, quarantines, as well as having to deal with snap lockdowns. 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 35,000 and that is small in a population of 1.4 billion, but the restrictions are immense. katie silver reporting there.

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. here's the shark expert and wildlife presenter austin gallagher. 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 this 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. 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 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. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the london fire brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist", according to a damning review into its culture. the family of a five—year—old boy who died after being sent home from hospital say he would still be alive if they had been listened to — the hospital say they are investigating.

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