this is bbc news the headlines at five the london fire brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist", according to a damning review into its culture. that was a very senior female officer. who said to me. whenever she goes into a dangerous incident. she's always thinking. "will the men around me protect me?" this is with 2000 of our staff. in that sense, i don't seek to deny anything that this nazir has reported. i accept the report in full. rail services across the uk are disrupted as thousands of drivers at 11 train companies take part in another strike over pay the home office admits the death of a man held at the manston migrant processing centre may have been caused by diphtheria. coming up...

an exclusive interview with ukraine's first lady 0lena zelenska, in the bbc�*s 100 women in conversation the london fire brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist". that's the finding of a damning report on the culture of the organisation. the independent review was carried out after a black trainee firefighter took his own life. the london fire brigade is promising immediate changes to its disciplinary processes. 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. it was grim reading.

we were very touched by the more than 2000 members of fire staff that spoke to us. some of them for the very first time. they demonstrated, or relate, these unacceptable levels of misogyny, racism, bigotry of all sorts. i sat with a female senior officer who said to me, in tears, she is thinking, will the men around me protect me,? given how much they have treated me as dirt at the station. that was not one person. that was many people. now, andy roe the london fire brigade�*s commisioner — who had asked for the review after a trainee firefighter took his own life in august 2020 spoke to the bbc earlier this morning — he said he hoped it would enable change. 2000 of our own people

effectively wrote this report. it is not my reports or it has ears report. it is that voices of 2000 of our staff. in that sense i don't seek to deny anything that nazir has reported. i accept the report in full. i accept the the recommendations in full. because that is the voice of our own people. therefore, we have to face it that on. i have been a firefighter for over 20 years. i have seen acts of incredible courage out on the incident ground. i have huge pride in this organisation. and what it means to london. i know thousands of my colleagues do. to hear those stories, which so grossly undermine all what we stand for. it's generally heartbreaking. i know so many of my people will be appalled by what they have heard. and therefore, we must face it head on with the same courage to resolve these issues. we haven't had areas identified to us. but i do expect individuals and locations to be revealed through our processes. having put our or completes an investigation process out to an expert, external third party.

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. 0ur 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 0verground 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 strike is disappointing, and says this dispute has just gone on for far 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 a 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. 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 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. 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.

good evening. a damning report on the culture of london fire brigade has found that it's "institutionally misogynist and racist". the independent review was carried out after a black trainee firefighter took his own life. the author of the report says he has "no doubt" similar problems exist in other fire brigades across the country. london fire brigade is promising immediate changes to its disciplinary processes. louisa pilbeam reports.

as wild fires broke out in london this summer, firefighters were praised for protecting the public. but they haven't protected their own, according to a report into london fire brigade, which found it is institutionally racist, misogynistic and has a bullying culture. i misogynistic and has a bullying culture. ., , ., ., culture. i sat with a senior female officer who _ culture. i sat with a senior female officer who said _ culture. i sat with a senior female officer who said to _ culture. i sat with a senior female officer who said to me _ culture. i sat with a senior female officer who said to me in - culture. i sat with a senior female officer who said to me in tears - culture. i sat with a senior female l officer who said to me in tears that whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she's almost thinking, will the men around me protect me, given how much they have treated me as that back at the station? that was not one person, that was many people. was not one person, that was many --eole. ,., was not one person, that was many eo le, , ., ., was not one person, that was many --eole. ., ., , people. the report found example after example _ people. the report found example after example of _ people. the report found example after example of abuse _ people. the report found example after example of abuse at - people. the report found example after example of abuse at all- after example of abuse at all levels, incidents included a black firefighter having a noose above his locker, a muslim firefighter bullied over his faith with bacon put in his sandwiches, female colleagues being

groped and crew finding their helmets filled with urine. the brigade's commissioner andy rowe said he was deeply sorry for the harm that had been caused. to hear those stories. _ harm that had been caused. to hear those stories, which so _ harm that had been caused. to hear those stories, which so grossly - those stories, which so grossly undermine all that we stand for, is genuinely housebreaking. i know that so many of my people will be appalled by what they have heard and therefore, we must face at home the same courage to resolve these issues. i don't think i can read this report and see a future where some people aren't held accountable for their actions and dismissed as a result, the examples are too horrifying. result, the examples are too horrifying-— result, the examples are too horri inc. ., ., �* ., , horrifying. london fire brigade is the uk's busiest _ horrifying. london fire brigade is the uk's busiest fire _ horrifying. london fire brigade is the uk's busiest fire and - horrifying. london fire brigade is the uk's busiest fire and rescue| the uk's busiest fire and rescue service, employing more than 5000 people. their union responded with a statement. there are elements of this report which confirmed concerns raised by the fire brigades union over many years. there are also elements of the reports which will cause considerable concern and alarm. we will need to study those areas carefully and respond more

fully. the london mayor has also demanded change. this fully. the london mayor has also demanded change.— fully. the london mayor has also demanded change. this report has to be a watershed moment _ demanded change. this report has to be a watershed moment where - demanded change. this report has to be a watershed moment where we i demanded change. this report has to | be a watershed moment where we get rid of the institutional racism, homophobia and discrimination that exists in our fire service. the damning _ exists in our fire service. the damning report _ exists in our fire service. the damning report comes as london fire brigade faces criticism for its handling of the grenfell tower fire, but the brigade have confirmed immediate changes to training and disciplinary procedures. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. at least one person has died and around a dozen people are missing after a landslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. heavy rains have hit the region, sending torrents of mud through the streets. 0ur rome correspondent, mark lowen, sent this report. through the night came the rain, torrential and fast. and then the mud, a landslide pouring through ischia before dawn, burying and upturning what lay in its path — cars, trees,

debris flung aside and uprooted. the rescue boats set off early, but were hampered by strong winds and rough seas, buffeting attempts to reach the island from naples. as they came ashore, the impact was clear. morning light revealed the torrents of mud and what they had buried. this mountain has fallen on the homes that are no longer there, he says. buildings and cars have been battered and covered. there are reports of deaths and people missing, with the fear that numbers could rise. houses have been cut off, some without power. the authorities calling on residents to stay inside.

ischia's narrow streets are caked in mud, many of its homes, illegally built over the years, unstable and vulnerable. now an anxious wait for the weather to lift to see the extent of the damage wreaked, turning ischia from island idyll into rivers of mud. mark lowen, bbc news, southern italy. rail passengers are facing more disruption this weekend as thousands of train drivers go on strike. 11 companies are affected — with limited or no services. the walkout, by members of the aslef union, is part of a long—running dispute over pay. 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 rotherham general hospital because of a lack of beds. rotherham nhs foundation trust has offered its condolences to yusuf�*s family and have started an investigation into his care. jessica lane reports.

just walking into the house and seeing his shoes, his uniform, his stuff, it's killing us, really. yusuf was taken to the doctor with a sore throat and was given antibiotics for tonsillitis, but he didn't get better. his family say he was struggling to breathe and swallow, so couldn't take the tablets he had been prescribed. two days later, his mum brought him here to rotherham hospital. we days later, his mum brought him here to rotherham hospital.— to rotherham hospital. we were be ulna to rotherham hospital. we were begging for— to rotherham hospital. we were begging for their _ to rotherham hospital. we were begging for their help. - to rotherham hospital. we were begging for their help. we - to rotherham hospital. we were begging for their help. we said, | begging for their help. we said, please him antibiotics, can you treat him? they said no, we haven't got the beds, we haven't got the doctors, we haven't got the facilities.— doctors, we haven't got the facilities. ., .. ., , facilities. nothing we can do. yusuf finall not facilities. nothing we can do. yusuf finally got a — facilities. nothing we can do. yusuf finally got a bed — facilities. nothing we can do. yusuf finally got a bed at _ facilities. nothing we can do. yusuf finally got a bed at sheffield - finally got a bed at sheffield children's hospital five days after first getting ill.— first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics _ first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on _ first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on a _ first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on a drip. - first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on a drip. he - first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on a drip. he sat i antibiotics on a drip. he sat upright was that he was colouring in in his colouring books. after the treatment, he was up and ready for home. �* , , treatment, he was up and ready for home. �* , , �* home. but his body 'ust couldn't co e. home. but his body 'ust couldn't

cope. the t home. but his bodyjust couldn't cope. the infection spread. - home. but his bodyjust couldn'tl cope. the infection spread. yusuf developed pneumonia and had four cardiac arrests and died. edd cousins saw a post about yusuf dying on facebook. she was also in rotherham hospital that night —— jade cousins. mr; rotherham hospital that night -- jade cousins-_ jade cousins. my heart sank, because i have not jade cousins. my heart sank, because i have got children _ jade cousins. my heart sank, because i have got children myself. _ jade cousins. my heart sank, because i have got children myself. it - jade cousins. my heart sank, because i have got children myself. it was - i have got children myself. it was more the fact that i how bad he were. they tried to get him more help and theyjust weren't having any of it and now sadly, he has passed away. any of it and now sadly, he has passed away-— any of it and now sadly, he has passed away. any of it and now sadly, he has assed awa . . . ., passed away. the chief executive of the rotherham _ passed away. the chief executive of the rotherham nhs— passed away. the chief executive of the rotherham nhs foundation - passed away. the chief executive of. the rotherham nhs foundation trust has sent his sincere condolences to yusuf�*s family. he says a thorough investigation has started, but insists they do have the staff to treat patients when needed. a department of health and social care spokesperson said all children deserve the highest level of care and we are taking urgent action to ensure no families have to experience these kinds of tragedies. but zaheer says it's too late for his family. their only hope now is

to help others avoid the pain they are going through. jessica lane, bbc news, in rotherham. let's have a look at some of today's other news. social media footage from china appears to show people in the western xinjiang region protesting against covid restrictions. it follows a fire in a block of flats, which killed ten people — and raised questions as to whether lockdown rules prevented people from escaping. demonstrators in the city of urumqi could be seen, apparently arguing with officials and trying to break through barriers. the us has banned the sale and import of new communications equipment from five chinese companies, including huawei, hikvision and zte, amid concerns over national security. it's the first time us regulators have taken such a step on security grounds. hikvision said its products present no security threat to the united states. argentina — one of the favourites to win the world cup before the tournament started — could be knocked out this evening. they play in one of four group matches in qatar today. 0ur correspondent nesta mcgregor

is in doha for us. yes, good evening from the heart of the city. this is the waterfront, where you get a bird's eye view of people walking to one of the many fun parks. before we talk about today's games, an update on the home nations because england and wales trained today. thankfully, no fresh injury worries for either and some good news for england because leicester city midfielderjames maddison train for the first time since the tournament began. as you mentioned, the big one comes up later, argentina versus mexico. 0ne game currently being played, defending champions france havejust taken the lead against denmark. two games earlier, our reporter ben croucher was watching. saudi arabia sing to glory and supremacy, two traits few expected to see from them at the world cup. they have it beating argentina, but poland posed other problems. poland score! piotr zielinski! just like that argentina game,

saudi arabia refused to go down. well, apart from saleh al—shehri. not a penalty at first glance. at second, yes, celebrating as if they had equalised. one obvious problem. wojciech szczesny denied saudi arabia not once, but twice. the woodwork had the same plans for the polish too, arkadiusz milik and then robert lewandowski getting their angles askew. the best player in the world hadn't actually scored at a world cup. he's never been gifted a chance quite like this. robert lewandowski scores in the world cup! for saudi arabia, their glory will have to come in the next story. all is still to play for. just like for australia, whose socceroos sprung back into life after their opening defeat to france. leaping highest against tunisia was mitchell duke. i—0, australia. aj in honour of sonjackson. nice one, dad.

still, the w for the win was their main priority. a second proved too much of a stretch, but the boys from down under can still dream of wonder and a place in the last 16. ben croucher, bbc news. the american actress, singer and songwriter irene cara has died in florida. she was 63. # remember my name, fame! i am 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 film flashdance. her publicist described her as a beautifully gifted soul, whose legacy would live forever through her music and films. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at 10.10. now on bbc one, it's time

for the news where you are. this is hello. this is bbc news with. lex mickle pile. 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. 0ur 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 about1 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. it is 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. jessica parker reporting from keith. 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, with abuse and illegal content. for some of its millions of monthly users, it has been a platform that has brought business opportunities, grown communities, and sparked romance. i spoke to three women who say it changed their lives for the better. catherine cooke used twitter as a sounding board while she was going through divorce, and found an unexpected happy ending. i didn't 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 isn't a happy process for anybody, to feeling like i have met the love of my life.

gail myerscough is a big fan of twitter. she was made redundant dueing covid and turned her illustration side hustle into her mainjob. it's been amazing. i now 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 myjourney. tim burgess, from the charlatans, contacted me one day and said, i really like your work. then he asked me to design a turntable for him. how do you feel about what is happening to twitter? i am worried. a lot of my business and support comes from twitter. if twitter went, i would have to build my business elsewhere. i don't know where that elsewhere would be. suw charman—anderson's idea of a celebration of women working

in science and tech, turned into a global event known as ada lovelace day. she says that wouldn't have happened without twitter. the idea of having a day celebrating women in science, technology, - engineering and maths, - ididn't have any resources, or any way to reach people. twitter was the obvious solution. i don't think ada lovelace day would have become the movement it did . become, without the help of twitter. whatever happens to twitter next, under new ownder, elon musk, there will be lots of people hoping that these sorts of opportunities continue to flourish. 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.

2,500 volunteers braved the early morning chill and intermittent rain in sydney for spencer tunick�*s latest art project. clothes and inhibitions were discarded. at dawn, the participants collectively embraced the sunrise, raising their arms towards the light. the photoshoot lasted about one hour. it is very cold in the morning as we were waiting on the beach from 3:30am. and it lightly rained, but then the skies cleared up and it was beautiful, so... the moment we stripped off, i think the excitement and invigoration of being alive was there and didn't notice the cold too much. spencer tunick orchestrated his latest massive nude photo shoot from the top of a small crane with a megaphone. 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. we have an opportunity to raise awareness about skin checks and i am honoured to be invited by skin checks champions to come here, make my art and just celebrate the body and protection. legislation had to be changed to allow public nudity for the first time in sydney's famous arc of sand. soon the birthday suits were replaced by the usual tracksuits and wet suits at bondi beach, but 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 some breaking news that has come

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