this is bbc news. the headlines at 4pm... 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 want

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 11 train companies take part in another strike over pay. iam in i am in qatar with the latest from the world cup, where france have just kicked off against denmark, and there are so many saudi fans here who had high expectations today, but those hopes were dashed by poland, who beat them 2—0. fame and flashdance singer irene cara has died at the age of 63. coming up... gary lineker is on the media show, explaining his approach to covering what he calls "the most controversial world cup in history".

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. the uncle of a five—year—old boy who died on monday says he wants answers from the health secretary about his nephew's treatment. yusuf mahmud nazir died

from pneumonia but the family say he was sent away from one hospital because of a lack of beds. yusuf�*s uncle zahir ahmed explained what happened. devastated. absolutely devastated. the annoying thing for us all is that we were begging for help. we said, please give him the antibiotics, please treat him. they said we haven't got the beds, we haven't got the doctors, we haven't got the facilities. there's nothing we can do, don't speak to us. speak to the bigger people. speak to the management. and that was on the phone to you? yes, i phoned them 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 begged 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, "please can you help? "i've got no one to go to. "he needs iv antibiotics. "he is struggling." theyjust 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. and that was the woman on the phone? yes. she said 50 or 60 children were waiting. yes, they said there were queues of children waiting but they had no facilities, no beds. everyone was referring everyone to a&e. she said if you think you needs treatment, go to a&e.

i told her he needed iv antibiotics. she said to go to a&e. 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. did you get the feeling that she was frustrated by it? she 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 support from the government, they are not getting the funding, i don't know.

but from what i know, theyjust refused us point blank. he needed that treatment. he needed iv antibiotics. the doctors were telling us he needed that urgently. they just didn't want to know. that was our correspondent jessica lane speaking to yusuf�*s uncle, zaheer ahmed. dr richard jenkins, chief executive of the rotherham nhs foundation trust, said... 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. earlier, the transport writer, christian wolmar told me the government should be resolving the dispute. it's important to recognise, this is a different dispute. aslef is a different union, the drivers union. the rmt strikes were promised for nearer christmas, six or eight days of continuous strikes spread over christmas and new year. really, what has happened is that none of these people have had pay rises for two or three years.

a lot of money was spent by the government to make sure that rail services continued, quite rightly, it wasn't down to the rail companies, it was down to government. and now the workers want a pay rise. what should really happen is that the government should sort this out because it is a government decision. the railways are largely now within the control of the government, and yet they are refusing, until recently, to speak to the unions. so this dispute has just dragged on. who has the power to make a deal and reach some kind of resolution to this? is it the government, or is the rail delivery group and train operating companies. well, you would think it was the train operating companies. in fact, the government is overhanging all of this. they will not allow the train companies to pay wages that are above what the government wants. so, there was almost a deal just before the weekend.

there was almost a deal between the rmt and the train companies backed by the government, but suddenly it was withdrawn. so we have had that situation for three transport secretaries, several months where really, the government is just not getting engaged and sorting this out. it might be that they'll put an offer in that is not acceptable to the unions, but so far the unions have not had an offer. but the argument from the government is at the pandemic has changed the way we work and travel, and people are not commuting in the same way. there are fewer people buying tickets and travelling on the railways, so funding that pay rise, there is a big question over how that happens. the fact is, britain needs an effective train network. even if it has changed a bit, as you say, there are fewer commuters and more people using it in leisure time because, essentially, with car costs having gone up so much, railfares are often a good bargain,

but we need an effective rail system whatever. they need to pay for that. but some people might disagree with you that rail fares are a bargain. i spoke to someone recently who travels from the north to south and back and she says it gets more expensive every time. she said, unless i can guarantee that i can travel on a certain day on a certain train at a certain time, if i go on a walk—on fare, it's got so expensive. that is true, it is too expensive but off—peak generally you can get a reasonable deal. if you are an older person like me you get 30% off. if you are under 30, you get 30% off and so on. so really, it is only between 30 and 60 that you pay full fare. nevertheless, the fares are too high, but that is a different matter. what needs to be sorted out is the fact that these workers do deserve something of a pay rise. they're not asking for 10% or 15%, they probably would accept 5% or 6%. they won't say how much because they don't want to ruin the negotiations, but they probably would accept

some reasonable offer. but it is a real problem. six months down from this dispute, and i have talked about it endlessly in the media, we are still at the same situation. briefly, do you think there is any hope of both disputes, the rmt union dispute and the aslef dispute, being resolved, or is there a chance that one gets resolved and we get ongoing disruption because it is too big a task to resolve both? no, actually with christmas coming up and with workers worried about paying for their christmas, i suspect that we will probably get a deal before christmas. but i am an optimist. england remain top of their group at the world cup in qatar, despite a disappointing goalless draw, against the usa. the result means that all four teams in group b can still qualify for the last 16. england will need to avoid defeat by four goals to wales in their final group match to do so.

for reaction to that and the rest of the say�*s world cup news, let's cross to lucy hockings in qatar. welcome to doha. england remain top of their group, despite a disappointing goalless draw against the usa. so, all four teams in group can qualify, so england need to avoid defeat by four goals to wales to do so. as you were saying, we will bring you up to date with the action and i'm watching france and denmark, who are playing at the moment. their match is under way, they are group d. looking to reach the first team to reach the knockout stage. denmark are looking to up their game after an underwhelming start to than can so

far. we are standing beside the saudi grand park, just near to where our studios are. there were thousands of fans who came down to watch their match against poland, and so much expectation on the saudi team after they beat argentina, of course. they were given a national holiday in saudi arabia to commemorate and celebrate that. but disappointment, as i say, because zelensky gave poland a first—half lead and looked comfortable for much of opening 45 minutes. however, they were fortunate to go level at half—time after the saudis missed an opportunity to equalise with a penalty. barcelona striker scored his first world cup goal. that leaves group c wide open. and what a

moment for australia. they have secured their first world cup win in 12 years with a 1—0 result over tunisia. australia goalscorer mitchell duke said, "it's the best "feeling in the world, but i'm trying not to get too caught "up in it because thejob�*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. lets talk more about this amazing win for australia. norman herment is a reporter from abc in australia and has been out on the streets of melbourne. great to see you and congratulations. i know you were down at federation square in the middle of melbourne. the pictures are incredible from there, thousands of people showing up to watch the match. what was the reaction when that goal went in in the first half?

well, obviously there's been a lot of consternation here following the match against france when australia went down in a pretty comprehensive defeat. when that header crossed into the goal there was an enormous outburst of emotion, and i think relief, as people can see that australia was a and might have a chance to actually get that first world cup win in 12 years. it was nice to get back on track after a sort of negative feeling after the france game ended a few days ago. norman, australians are well known to be sports mad and they do follow lots of different sports. how popular is football, or soccer as you call it there, and how big a team are the socceroos? the? you call it there, and how big a team are the socceroos? they are bi. you team are the socceroos? they are big- you can _ team are the socceroos? they are big. you can properly _ team are the socceroos? they are big. you can properly tell- team are the socceroos? they are big. you can properly tell from - team are the socceroos? they are j big. you can properly tell from my accent, i'm originally from canada and i have been in australia for 20 years. when you do get here, there are a lot of competitions for sport. there is rugby league, aussie rules

football, rugby union, and in the summer there is cricket. so, it is a pretty crowded sports landscape. but football, or soccer, does have a very substantial following here. there is a leak that has had its ups and downs, but has produced a lot of good players. —— league. the people who do follow it a passionate, but it isn't one of the top two or three sports in the country, but that separated from the socceroos. in fact, the women's and men's soccer teams have a huge following. the socceroos in particular, when world cups, round it is a national event, and lots of people keep track of those games. you can tell from these pictures that federation square had thousands of people are today watching every minute and hanging on for dear life as that game came to an end with an australian win. the socceroos were the first world cup team to openly criticise the qatari government. they released that powerful video before the world

cup started. how much have some of those conversations about migrant workers, about lgbt, about the environment, how much of those conversations are still happening around the world cup in australia? there was a lot of talk about that as the competition got going and in the first couple of days, people were watching things that were happening in qatar and for example, people with rainbow hats and shirts being told they could not come into various stadiums. but i have to concede that, as the competition has gone on, a lot of that torque has a sort of faded into the background a bit and people are now focusing more on the football. it is also a pretty complex question here. just a few weeks ago, golf said they would host a tournament here, the rival tour to the pga tour, and it is linked to people claiming it is having to do with sport washing. the live golf tour is led by probably the most

faint —— famous australian golfer of all time, greg norman, so a lot of complexity on this issue. they are playing second fiddle to the football and soccer matches now. we look for the human stories here in qatar. there was a lovely moment when mitchell duke scored that goal, where his celebration was the letter h, g orj, which one was it, but that was the first name of his son, i think. has that been picked up on in australia?— in australia? that will be. it is uuite in australia? that will be. it is quite late _ in australia? that will be. it is quite late at — in australia? that will be. it is quite late at night _ in australia? that will be. it is quite late at night here, - in australia? that will be. it is quite late at night here, but . in australia? that will be. it is quite late at night here, but i | quite late at night here, but i would imagine over the next few days, that's going to be a very big story because it really is tailor—made for the media and for television. as you alluded to, his son was watching the game in the standard life, and he had said, mitchell duke apparently told his son that if he scores he will come over and do disassemble, making aj with his hands to his son, and there

is a picture of his son making the symbol back. so that's going to be something you will see all over the media in the next couple of days. it's a great story. his son �*s name is jackson, hence the jade symbol he made after scoring that goal. __j_ no time to talk to about how conflicted you are because of course canada also playing in this world cup as well for the first time in a long time and i'm sure you closely follow them. great to have you with us, thank you forjoining us from melbourne. a big success for the socceroos today, winning that match. but the hosts, qatar, big disappointment for people here because they now can't progress in group following two defeats that they have said so far. just to remind you what we have seen, england and wales, the usa and iran. they can all qualify for the last 16. it was a very frustrating evening for england. you could really see the usa creating all the

better chances actually. the americans coming closest to scoring when they had the wit work in the opening half —— when they hit woodwork. they played a blinder in the first match against iran, absolutely thrashing them. so much flair and style, lots of fans that i spoke to at the stadium last night just saying it was really missing from the team. so a huge amount of disappointment for those travelling fans and i think they were expecting something much, much better than the goalless draw resort. we've been hearing from england super fan goalless draw resort. we've been hearing from england superfan billy grant who runs a pod cast for brentford and he is here in qatar and was at the stadium yesterday watching the match. i am not disappointed. there were a lot of booze in the stadium after the game, which i thought was uncalled for. i understand fans have gone out there, gone a long way and they want to see real performance, but i remember being in brazil in 2014 and i literally landed, went to the stadium and the next minute i was in san paolo and four days later

we ran out of the competition. so i know how the germans and argentinians feel at the moment. if they lose their next match, they're out of the tournament. as far as i am concerned, the skill is to stay in the tournament, just eat the plants away and get into the knockout stages. that's what we have done, we have pretty much qualified for this —— need the points away. france are playing denmark right now. 24 minutes of that match played it is still 0—0. and tunisia lost 1-0 to it is still 0—0. and tunisia lost 1—0 to australia. poland beat saudi arabia 2—0 so a big disappointment here after they won that match against argentina, of course. fans have been impressive so far in this tournament and it is a good, competitive match we are seeing right now with denmark at the moment. the last of the fixtures on friday will grip large parts of america and south america when mexico take on argentina. the fans here are lively, they're dressed up

in the national costume, they take over the metro and sing and they are very exuberant. we expect the atmosphere at that match to be fantastic later on this evening. ukraine's president, volydmyr zelensk, 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 home office has admitted 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 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. millions of people in cities across the country remain confined to their homes because of tough covid rules. 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. 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. 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 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. rail services across the uk are disrupted as thousands of drivers at eleven train companies take part in another strike over pay.