this is bbc news the headlines at six 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 nazir has reported. i accept the report in full. 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 the home office admits the death of a man held at the manston migrant processing centre may have been caused by diphtheria. 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 wildfires 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 sat with a very senior female 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 dirt back at the station?" that was not one person, that was many, many people. the report found example 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 members 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, 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 it head—on with 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. london fire brigade is the uk's busiest fire and rescue service, employing more than 5,000 people. their union responded with a statement. "there are elements of this report which confirm concerns raised by the fire brigades union over many years. there are also elements of the report 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 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 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. 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 walk—out, by members of the aslef union, is part of a long running dispute over pay. 0ur reporter noor nanji has been at euston station in london today. 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 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 were begging for their help. we said, "please give 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. nothing we can do". yusuf finally got a bed at sheffield children's hospital five days after first getting ill. they gave him antibiotics on a drip. he sat upright. he was colouring in in his colouring books. after the treatment, he was up, he was ready for home. but his bodyjust couldn't cope. the infection spread. yusuf developed pneumonia, and had four cardiac arrests and died. jade cousins saw a post about yusuf dying on facebook. she was also in rotherham hospital that night. my heart sank. obviously, i have got children myself. it was just more the fact that i knew how bad he were.

we tried to get him that little bit more help and theyjust weren't having any of it and now sadly, he's 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're going through. jessica lane, bbc news, in rotherham. 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. 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'd buried. man speaks italian. 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. the american actress, singer and songwriter irene cara has died in florida. she was 63. 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. 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// 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 in the last few minutes, france have become the first team at the world cup in qatar to secure their passage to the last 16 knockout stages. kylian mbappe was the hero for france — scoring twice — the second coming very late in the game — to secure a two—one win against denmark — the ball actually coming off

the striker�*s thigh in the end. also at the world cup — saudi arabia couldn't quite repeat their heroice of their opening game, when they shocked the world to beat argentina. they lost 2—nil to poland beat. meanwhile in france's group, australia have qualification in their own hands after a 1—0 win over tunisia. lucy hockings has been getting reaction throughout the day in doha. it reaction throughout the day in doha. was an amazi their it was an amazing night for a street their first world cup victory in 12 years. beating two new 01— zero. the soccer rules are there is with their results after the defeat to france. the goal—scorer is the talk of the town. he said it was one of the best moments of his entire life. when he scored the celebration is being talked about for ever. he meet to hands for his sonjackson which is who was sitting in the stands. there were huge crowds in the square and

i've been to speaking to abc's who went down to watch the match and he told me what the atmosphere was like. . , , told me what the atmosphere was like. ., , , ., ., told me what the atmosphere was like. .,, , ., ., ., like. there has been a lot of consternation _ like. there has been a lot of consternation following - like. there has been a lot of consternation following the | like. there has been a lot of- consternation following the match of against _ consternation following the match of against france. when the glow went in the _ against france. when the glow went in the header that crossed it into the goat — in the header that crossed it into the goal. there was an enormous outburst of— the goal. there was an enormous outburst of emotion and belief as people _ outburst of emotion and belief as people could see australia with her head and _ people could see australia with her head and might have a chance to actually — head and might have a chance to actually get that first world cup win in_ actually get that first world cup win “112 — actually get that first world cup win in 12 years. it was nice to get back on_ win in 12 years. it was nice to get back on track after a negative feeling — back on track after a negative feeling after the france game ended a few days ago. feeling after the france game ended a few days age-— a few days ago. australians are well known to be — a few days ago. australians are well known to be sports mad. _ a few days ago. australians are well known to be sports mad. they do i known to be sports mad. they do follow lots of different sports. how popular is football, or soccer as you call it there? how big a team are the australian team? you can tell from the _ are the australian team? you can tell from the accident. _ are the australian team? you can tell from the accident. i - are the australian team? you can tell from the accident. i am - tell from the accident. i am urgently— tell from the accident. i am urgently from canada but i've been in a surety— urgently from canada but i've been in a surety for some time. when you -et in a surety for some time. when you

get here _ in a surety for some time. when you get here there is a lot of competition for sports. there is rugby— competition for sports. there is rugby league. there is aussie rules footbatt _ rugby league. there is aussie rules football. and over the summer there is cricket _ football. and over the summer there is cricket it— football. and over the summer there is cricket. it is a pretty crowded took _ is cricket. it is a pretty crowded look sports landscape. football, or soccer. _ look sports landscape. football, or soccer. it _ look sports landscape. football, or soccer, it does have a fairly substantial following. there is a lead that— substantial following. there is a lead that has its ups and down but has produced a lots of good players. the people — has produced a lots of good players. the people who would follow which are really— the people who would follow which are really passionate. it isn't one of the _ are really passionate. it isn't one of the top — are really passionate. it isn't one of the top two or three sports in the country but that separates it from _ the country but that separates it from the — the country but that separates it from the soccer was. in fact the women's — from the soccer was. in fact the women's and men's soccer team have hu-e women's and men's soccer team have huge for— women's and men's soccer team have huge for the _ women's and men's soccer team have huge for the ocean. the soccer roots when _ huge for the ocean. the soccer roots when world — huge for the ocean. the soccer roots when world cup do rollaround they have lots _ when world cup do rollaround they have lots of people who keep track of those _ have lots of people who keep track of those events. i think you can

charities supporting people with learning disabilities are warning about a deepening problem around the rising costs of care. this morning the guardian newspaper reported that the leonard cheshire charity could no longer afford to subsidise the three—thousand people it currently supports because of rising costs —— which local authorities are not prepared to meet. the charity has reportedly said this has led to some disabled care home residents facing evicition. joining mejackie 0'sullivan, mencap's director of communications, advocacy, and activism. does this report surprise you? sadly not. we does this report surprise you? sadly not- we know _ does this report surprise you? sadly not. we know it _ does this report surprise you? sadly not. we know it is _ does this report surprise you? sadly not. we know it is not _ does this report surprise you?

affects organisations as much as households, but how acute on the pressures for facilities like these care homes?— pressures for facilities like these care homes? , . ., ., , care homes? they are huge. not only on the heating _ care homes? they are huge. not only on the heating and _ care homes? they are huge. not only on the heating and energy _ care homes? they are huge. not only on the heating and energy costs, - on the heating and energy costs, there are also staffing costs. there was a huge shortage of staff and social care. we need to pay people more. it is an importantjob, it has a lot of responsibility, and people deserve more and need more. in order to do that, people are having to put up to do that, people are having to put up the cost of providing that care. local authorities don't have the money to meet that. ultimately government needs to put more money into the system. there is a man receiving care who was quoted in the article today. he put it very well, that social care is a national treasure. we need to treasure it like that and funded properly. imilieu like that and funded properly. when we look at the _ like that and funded properly. when we look at the situation _ like that and funded properly. when we look at the situation with funding for local authorities, we know they are squeezed, we know they are under pressure. they have been given the ability to raise council

tax to buy a greater percentage this coming year. the government has given that power. there is a difficulty there, because the very families that rely on the support from these care homes, can ill afford to pay for, for example, those higher tax bills? that afford to pay for, for example, those higher tax bills?- those higher tax bills? that is absolutely — those higher tax bills? that is absolutely right. _ those higher tax bills? that is absolutely right. i _ those higher tax bills? that is absolutely right. i think- those higher tax bills? that is absolutely right. i think we i those higher tax bills? that is| absolutely right. i think we are faced with a situation where some local authorities won't be able to put that burden onto the people, on to their residence. 0thers put that burden onto the people, on to their residence. others might not be willing to. we do need a proper solution to this and it does need to come from government, from taxation, from the general population. people really rely on social care and at its best, it provides brilliant support for people to live independent lives. it needs to be valued properly. the consequences of not doing so are severe. the valued properly. the consequences of not doing so are severe.— not doing so are severe. the other big problem _ not doing so are severe. the other big problem facing _ not doing so are severe. the other big problem facing the _ not doing so are severe. the other big problem facing the sector - not doing so are severe. the other big problem facing the sector is i not doing so are severe. the other| big problem facing the sector is the labour shortage and the number of vacancies, and people seeing that it

is far more financially lucrative to go to work in hospitality, and the pressures are a lot less in that sector than they are in care. how do you solve that? ultimately it really does come down to pay. what we would like to see is parity with the nhs, where the pay levels are much greater. it is not right that people should get lured away into hospitality and retail. actually mostly not because they want to, generally people who work in care really love the people they support, they really enjoy the work. they get a great deal of personal satisfaction out of it. it is not because they want to leave, but they have to do, because they civilly can't pay their bills. jackie o sullivan, thank you very much for speaking to us. staying in ukraine , the country is today marking the "holodomor". that's the terrible famine which killed millions of ukrainiansa in the 1930s —

a famine most believe was deliberately created by russia, and by its then leader, josef stalin. a photo exhibition depicting the tragedy is on show in kyiv, as ukrainians want to make sure more people get to learn about it. holodomor is always commemorated on the last saturday of november, but russia's invasion of ukraine has meant that this year's event is more pointed than usual — indeed, more politicised. the bbc�*s europe regional editor paul mossjoins me now. paul. this event. how did it happen? . this was the early 1930s when stallings repression was at its height. he was repressing everybody. anti—communist and communists who thought were loyal. anyone who looks at him badly. he had a particular aptitude towards presidents. he tried to create a culture where everyone would work together for the greater good. that did not work. he

could've rethought the idea that what stallings said was the presence must be hoarding food. he had a attitude towards ukrainians ukrainian then as now had a lot of nationals who did not want their country to be part of the great soviet union. within anger towards presence and ukrainians. what you did was send in police to seize all the green the farmers had. most of it sent to russia. we don't know the exact figure. it was thought between three to 6 million people started that. .,, . three to 6 million people started that. ., , ., , , three to 6 million people started that. ., , , , that. those are huge numbers. given that. those are huge numbers. given that. what that. those are huge numbers. given that- what is — that. those are huge numbers. given that. what is the — that. those are huge numbers. given that. what is the word _ that. those are huge numbers. given that. what is the word why's - that. those are huge numbers. given that. what is the word why's it - that. what is the word why's it little—known? it's a simple answer the russia did not want people to know that they had done to start for the communist nation. it know that they had done to start for the communist nation.— the communist nation. it was forbidden _ the communist nation. it was forbidden to _ the communist nation. it was forbidden to be _ the communist nation. it was forbidden to be talking - the communist nation. it was forbidden to be talking about| the communist nation. it was - forbidden to be talking about during the soviet era. then ukrainians

started to talk about it and there is now a museum of the holiday mark in kyiv where people can see the suffering, the horror that went on. there are exhibits all over ukraine. when you go you realise how much it is part of the ukrainian identity. a symbol of how they have suffered at the hands of russia. how they also resisted, in defines the exit you see very much there. it is entrenched. it is holodimir date on the last day of november and they are commemorated in it today. band are commemorated in it today. and what is ukraine _ are commemorated in it today. and what is ukraine doing to make sure the anniversary of this tragedy gets more attention than it has done in the past? it more attention than it has done in the ast? . , . more attention than it has done in the ast? ., , ., .,, more attention than it has done in the ast? ., ., ., the past? it was all those are going to be a more _ the past? it was all those are going to be a more marked _ the past? it was all those are going to be a more marked occasion - the past? it was all those are going to be a more marked occasion thisl to be a more marked occasion this year because you russia has invaded ukraine. 0ne year because you russia has invaded ukraine. one of the tradition is that people like candles to create the holodimir. they can't do that

this year because there is no electricity. because yes, as you said earlier it was politcised. the ukrainian president make a comparison in a social media posts. he said about the russians. 0nce he said about the russians. once they wanted to destroy us with hunger. now with darkness and cold. he added. we cannot be broken. if the ukrainian president once the holodimir to the ukrainian president once the holodimirto be the ukrainian president once the holodimir to be internationally recognised as a genocide. the german parliament is about to vote on that. it matters to him whetherjames cleverly the british foreign secretary was in kyiv this week there was the usual expected request for more aid and weapons. but the ukrainian president took the time to say to them we would like you to join our company to have the holodimir recognised as international genocide. discussions about the past in eastern europe have much to do with the president. thank you very much for helping this. time now for a look at the

weather. it's been a grey, rainy day for many of us today. and if the rain hasn't reached you yet, the chances are you will have some later on in the evening and overnight. here's that band of rain crossing the country through the early hours of sunday morning. very blustery in western scotland as well. gales here and frequent showers. but actually by early sunday, we will see the skies clearing in many parts of the uk, particularly northern ireland, scotland, the north of england, wales too, and turning quite chilly in the countryside. but in the south it stays cloudy and damp. and in fact, the rain is likely to continue into the afternoon from central southern england, across the south east and into east anglia. elsewhere across the uk, it should be a decent enough day with sunny spells, occasional showers, but it will remain blustery. not too cold though, between around, say, 11 and 13 degrees for most of us. but look at that damp weather in the southeast. it hangs around for quite

some time on sunday. hello this is bbc news. the 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?" 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. the home office admits the death of a man held at the manston migrant processing centre may have been caused by diphtheria.