this is bbc news with the headlines.... france have become the first team at the world cup in qatar to secure their passage to the last 16 knockout stages. heavy rains on the italian island of ischia have caused a landslide with reports of one woman dying and others still missing. pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, addresses a protest rally for the first time since he was shot earlier this month. hello and welcome to bbc world news. we begin in qatar, where the world cup match between argentina and mexico is under way.

after half time, it currently stands 0—0. it's a crucial match for both teams, especially for argentina, who suffered a shock defeat in their opening match against saudi arabia. another loss today would mean they will be knocked out of the competition. as for mexico, they will also be looking for their first win, having drawn with poland. well, earlier, the reigning world champions, france, beat denmark 2—1 to become the first nation to advance to the knockout stage. with more, here's nesta mcgregor in doha. france entered this tournament, missing some key players, paul pogba and n'golo kante. they lost before the tournament. and then karim benzema, who's been voted the best player in the world this year. he was injured in training camp. so there was lots of questions about the france squad. did they have the depth to defend their title from russia four years ago? one man seems to be carrying that team on his back. kylian mbappe. he lit up the world four years ago as a 19—year—old, scoring twice in the final.

he's already got four goals, or three goals, i should say. scoring both the goals tonight in that 2—1 win against denmark. and hejust seems to be playing with an air of confidence, of invincibility, like he feels the tournament is his. he feels like he is one of the best players in the world, and he's determined to show it. as you mentioned, france, the first team through the defending champions. no one's going to fancy playing them in the last 16, especially the form that the psg's striker is in. are missing after a landslide on the italian holiday 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. our 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 former pakistan prime minister, imran khan, has addressed a large crowd of supporters in rawalpindi weeks after he was shot and wounded at a similar event. huge crowds waving red and green flags thronged the streets of the city, where pakistan's military has its headquarters. the former cricket star urged them to live without fear of death. one person was killed and several others injured during the attack earlier this month, which unfolded as mr khan led a similar event. the former prime minister blames his successor for the attack, which came seven months after he was ousted from power in a confidence vote. taiwan's president has resigned as leader of the governing party, saying she takes full responsibility for her party's poor showing in the local elections. tsai ing—wen�*s attempt to frame the elections on her government's defiance of china's increased military threats failed to sway voters.

ukraine's president, volydmyr zelensky, says 6 million ukrainian households are still without power after russia launched a wave of missile strikes across the country this week. the number of affected households has reduced by half since wednesday, but many have been left without light, water or heat as winter sets in. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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... 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 princess of wales has warned that not enough is being done to recognise what she calls the "unique potential" of the first five years of children's lives. writing in the daily telegraph, she says early childhood "shapes everything" and insists that understanding its importance is a vital part of tackling problems including homelessness, violence and addiction. we are joined byjune o'sullivan, who runs a0 nurseries under the banner of the london early years

foundation. explain why the first five years of a child's life so important. we have a child's life so important. we have a lot of evidence _ a child's life so important. we have a lot of evidence to _ a child's life so important. we have a lot of evidence to suggest - a child's life so important. we have a lot of evidence to suggest that i a child's life so important. we have | a lot of evidence to suggest that we can almost identify when a child will fail, so 40% of a lack of achievement is evident by the time they are five, and children who attend a really good nursery are eight months ahead of their peers, so we know from that experience and also from a raft of research around the input of language and social and emotional development that they actually do set out, and if that's not enough to convince you, there's the whole economic argument where the whole economic argument where the man who won the nobel prize for his work on this founder actually be investment in the early years paid off in terms of a reduction in failure, somebody ending up in

prison, early pregnancies, failures and employment, and those negative experiences that can cost the country many billions. so clearly it's an important _ country many billions. so clearly it's an important time _ country many billions. so clearly it's an important time in - country many billions. so clearly it's an important time in a - country many billions. so clearly| it's an important time in a child's life, where does the responsibility lie? obviously with the parents but society as well at large, what more needs to be done to make sure every child gets the most out of those five years?— child gets the most out of those five ears? ., ,, . ., five years? that is such a brilliant cuestion. five years? that is such a brilliant question. that _ five years? that is such a brilliant question. that is _ five years? that is such a brilliant question. that is the _ five years? that is such a brilliant question. that is the problem - five years? that is such a brilliant question. that is the problem as | five years? that is such a brilliant i question. that is the problem as to why we have not got far, and i'm pleased that the princess is spearheading this because the debate has always been is at the family or society responsible? but if we are building the future of global citizens of the world we all have a responsibility to play our part and you sometimes hear people saying, i don't have any children so what does it have to do with me? we want people to look after us and run our

care homes in the future so it is up to us to invest in those children, all of those children, so they have the best start and they can deliver the best start and they can deliver the best start and they can deliver the best for us as a society in the long term. in the best for us as a society in the long term-— the best for us as a society in the lona term. . ,, ., . ., , long term. in the princess of wales visited one — long term. in the princess of wales visited one of— long term. in the princess of wales visited one of your _ long term. in the princess of wales visited one of your nurseries - long term. in the princess of wales visited one of your nurseries in - long term. in the princess of wales visited one of your nurseries in the| visited one of your nurseries in the summer, did you discuss this there? we did, she came to the nursery but was interested in the work we were doing around food and obesity we had a big conversation about the impact it has had on so many children. once she had done an analysis of the charity she was involved in, once she traced everything back, she traced all the way back to the children's start in life and she could see that therefore, if we invested so much more in that, we would actually end up with a much stronger society and are much more caring society, so i think she got it completely right when she made the correlation between failure later on an investment early on in all our small children. later on an investment early on in all oursmall children. i

later on an investment early on in all our small children.— all our small children. i suppose when we talk — all our small children. i suppose when we talk about _ all our small children. i suppose when we talk about investment, all our small children. i suppose - when we talk about investment, many will say, with a cost of living crisis, budgets are so tight, costs are being cut everywhere, how does a government decide that money needs to be invested in this area and how do they decide where it goes when they talk about a child's future? currently, the dfe�*s budget, only 5% goes to the early years, so we're not talking about us being greedy, but it also means that parents go to work, why we have a cost of living crisis, we also have vacancies everywhere so therefore 50% of women said if they had affordable childcare they would not go back to work and that does not cost that much. —— would go. so actually to give a well supported infrastructure support in terms of childcare to women and men of children under

five, which costs £6 billion, they investjust under 4 billion, so when you think about how money is wasted and how decisions are made when there is investment that does not pay off, ifrankly there is investment that does not pay off, i frankly think the investment in our small children, that level is well overdue.- that level is well overdue. really interesting _ that level is well overdue. really interesting to _ that level is well overdue. really interesting to talk _ that level is well overdue. really interesting to talk to _ that level is well overdue. really interesting to talk to you, - that level is well overdue. really interesting to talk to you, thankl interesting to talk to you, thank you forjoining us. the former scotland rugby player doddie weir has died at the age of 52. the 6i—times capped scotland international was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2016 and was awarded an obe in 2019 for his services to rugby, motor neurone disease research and the borders community. andy swiss looks back on his life. it was one of rugby's most moving moments — doddie weir walking out with his sons at murrayfield following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease.

as a person and as a player, few stood taller. at six foot six, weir's first impact was on the pitch. he won more than 60 caps for scotland, his rampaging runs making him a fan favourite. when he goes like that, he's like a mad giraffe, | but he's got great skills. but in 2016 came the devastating news he had mnd, an incurable condition, which he approached with his typical positivity. the diagnosis basically said, look, there's nothing we can do for you. there's your care nurse. cheerio. go and find your own cure. so, yes, it was a quite concerning time, but i still had a smile on my face. weir channelled that spirit into his own foundation. he even had his own trophy and he raised millions for research into mnd. the 2019 helen rollason award recipient is doddie weir. his campaigning won him both

awards and huge affection, this larger than life character with an irrepressible spirit. i've been involved in sport for a long time, and what it does show you is a bit of fight. and my fight to try and find a cure for mnd. and while his health deteriorated, that spark never left him as when he was awarded an honorary degree and offered the students this advice. so, if things don't go your way, don't give up. oh, yes. and one more thing. don't forget to enjoy the guinness and red wine along the way. just never in the same class. it summed up his zest for life. doddie weir, a man whose charity was matched only by his charisma and his courage. the prince and princess of wales have paid tribute to doddie weir, describing him as a "hero" and adding that his "tireless efforts to raise awareness of mnd

were an inspiration". let's speak to dr brian dickie, director of research development at the motor neurone disease association. he's known doddie for a number of years. our condolences to you. i understand you were with him just last week, what are your thoughts on the van? i last saw doddie in edinburgh last sunday, very early in the morning, because he was there to see kevin's infield off on the first leg of his ultramarathon, and he turned up as a surprise to kevin who in the end headed back to melrose to change and then back up to edinburgh to present then back up to edinburgh to present the match ball at the scotland new zealand international match, and thatis zealand international match, and

that is typical of the energy and selflessness of doddie. i would like to express my condolences to doddie's family and also that staff at the foundation. and he certainly was a larger—than—life character, he had a huge personality, huge heart, and i have to say a huge determination to raise awareness about this disease and of course also millions of pounds for mnd research, so he was a little bit like his position in the scrum, he was a driving force in the united to end mnd campaign which was a collaboration with people with mnd, the main charities in the uk, the motor neurone disease association and mnd scotland, and also brought in leading neurologists and led to the government announcing last year that it would invest £50 million into mnd research in the coming

years. into mnd research in the coming ears. �* . into mnd research in the coming ears. ~ ., , ., , years. and what were his thoughts about motor _ years. and what were his thoughts about motor neurone _ years. and what were his thoughts about motor neurone disease - years. and what were his thoughts about motor neurone disease and| years. and what were his thoughts i about motor neurone disease and any possible link with rugby? indie about motor neurone disease and any possible link with rugby?— possible link with rugby? we never actually discussed _ possible link with rugby? we never actually discussed that _ possible link with rugby? we never actually discussed that but - actually discussed that but certainly there has been a lot of media coverage about the link between high level rugby players and motor neurone disease. there is a lot of potential reasons as to that. it may be linked to head impact, it may be linked to sheer athleticism, actually, it seems that people with mnd might actually slightly faster than the rest of us. —— actually fitter and burning energy slightly faster than the rest of us. it is not as simple as finding a cause and a cure but it is such a springboard to all the research that leads to

hopefully effective treatments for this disease. tell hopefully effective treatments for this disease.— this disease. tell us about that work he did — this disease. tell us about that work he did so _ this disease. tell us about that work he did so much _ this disease. tell us about that work he did so much for- this disease. tell us about that work he did so much for and i this disease. tell us about that - work he did so much for and raised so many millions for as well, the work that you are very focused on at the mnd association, how is it progressing? it the mnd association, how is it progressing?— the mnd association, how is it huroressin? , .,, ., progressing? it is never fast enough for --eole progressing? it is never fast enough for people living _ progressing? it is never fast enough for people living with _ progressing? it is never fast enough for people living with the _ progressing? it is never fast enough for people living with the disease i for people living with the disease where you are given a diagnosis of maybe two or three years to live. but we have come further in the past ten years than in the previous century, and i think we have reached a threshold in scientific knowledge where we can start to move from asking the question, what is going on here? to more, we think we know what is going on but what can we do about it? and doddie attended not long after he was diagnosed at the annual international symposium of motor neurone disease, which brings together scientists and clinicians from a0 different countries around

the world, we were holding in glasgow at the time. i the world, we were holding in glasgow at the time.- the world, we were holding in glasgow at the time. i 'ust finally what will doddie's _ glasgow at the time. i just finally what will doddie's legacy - glasgow at the time. i just finally what will doddie's legacy be - glasgow at the time. i just finally what will doddie's legacy be in i glasgow at the time. i just finally i what will doddie's legacy be in your mind, in your heart? —— and. he what will doddie's legacy be in your mind, in your heart? -- and. he has ut mind, in your heart? -- and. he has nut mnd mind, in your heart? -- and. he has put mnd centrally _ mind, in your heart? -- and. he has put mnd centrally in _ mind, in your heart? -- and. he has put mnd centrally in public - put mnd centrally in public awareness. and with support of the public and with the support of the research community and government, i think we can find answers to this devastating disease.— think we can find answers to this devastating disease. thank you very much for being _ devastating disease. thank you very much for being with _ devastating disease. thank you very much for being with us _ devastating disease. thank you very much for being with us and - devastating disease. thank you very much for being with us and for i devastating disease. thank you very much for being with us and for your| much for being with us and for your thoughts. let's go back to that damning report on the culture of london fire brigade which has found that it's "institutionally misogynist and racist". let's speak to dr charlotte proudman, a barrister specialising in violence against women and girls and feminist campaigner. lets talk more about this culture of misogyny. why are we finding this in

some of our large institutions such as the london fire brigade and possibly otherfire as the london fire brigade and possibly other fire brigades across the country and places like the metropolitan police as well? that is riuht. we metropolitan police as well? that is right- we have _ metropolitan police as well? that is right. we have seen _ metropolitan police as well? that is right. we have seen a _ metropolitan police as well? that is right. we have seen a culture i metropolitan police as well? that is right. we have seen a culture of i right. we have seen a culture of misogyny, racism and homophobia across many of our institutions, including the police force, notjust the metropolitan police force, but across the board and now we are seeing it play out in a fire brigade in london and beyond. in all institutions that are male dominant, where there is an unaccountable amount of power and lack of procedures for people to enter the establishment or institution, what you tend to find this groups and pockets or even a culture of misogyny and racism, and we are seeing that play out now in london fire brigade were one of the accounts was absolutely harrowing.

apparently, a nurse was found next to a locker of a man of colour, it is absolutely harrowing and despicable, and it makes me wonder how people of colour and those from ethnic minority backgrounds and women feel safe working on those forces and how they can protect the public when this is rife and this is continuing to take place in institutions that ring as public civilians are supposed to put our trust in when we call 999 and was the police to come out, whether to an incident of rape or sexual harassment, unsafe, and yet we are met in some instances with misogyny and feeling unsafe around those people who are unafraid to say at times are unchecked power, and we have seen the play out with a metropolitan police officer. but it is not isolated in terms of misogyny

and abuse. ~ . ~ is not isolated in terms of misogyny and abuse. ~ ., ,, ., , and abuse. when we talk about these issues, and abuse. when we talk about these issues. and — and abuse. when we talk about these issues. and you _ and abuse. when we talk about these issues, and you talk— and abuse. when we talk about these issues, and you talk about _ and abuse. when we talk about these issues, and you talk about it - and abuse. when we talk about these issues, and you talk about it being i issues, and you talk about it being a culture of misogyny, racism and homophobia, and we have talked about the met quite a lot, having it changing, is it about writing out those bad apples, is it about a tighter vetting process, making sure they cannot get in in the first place, ora they cannot get in in the first place, or a combination of all those things? place, or a combination of all those thins? , ., ., things? first of all, we need stricter vetting _ things? first of all, we need stricter vetting procedures, | things? first of all, we need l stricter vetting procedures, so things? first of all, we need - stricter vetting procedures, so when somebody has been accused of domestic abuse that needs to be looked into and addressed, you cannot turn a blind eye to potential abuses of power and abuse is taking place behind closed doors, we need to make sure that there's people in the profession are trustworthy and that they can be left alone with some of the most vulnerable people in our society. second, there needs to be a culture and a policy of zero tolerance, so one of the things that

came out of the report from the london fire brigade is that people felt they did not have confidence in reporting instances of misogyny and racism because effectively that people felt nothing would be done about it, and in one instance they said short of gorging somebody�*s eyes out nothing would happen in terms of disciplinary measures and that cannot be right.— terms of disciplinary measures and that cannot be right. thank you very much for your— that cannot be right. thank you very much for your thoughts. _ now, if you're over a certain age, you'll surely remember this... the voice of american actress and singer irene cara, who has died at the age of 63. the musical fame, in which she sang that title track, made her, indeed, famous. four years later, irene cara won an oscar and a grammy for the title song in the movie flashdance. seth abramovitch from the hollywood reporter has more on the significance of her role in fame. for fame, she made history because she was

nominated for two songs from that soundtrack, the title song fame and out here on my own. and she performed both at the academy awards. what a platform to launch her career. and the first, i believe, afro—latina actress or performer to be nominated for an oscar outside of the acting category. so she did make history and she won for fame. so that already made her quite a, you know, a force. and when flashdance came around, that was interesting. giorgio moroder, the very legendary disco producer worked with donna summer, was hired to write the theme song for that, and they paired him with her, paramount, she was under contract to paramount, and they came up with this song. and the legend goes in a limousine ride in new york city. and, well, that one exceeded even fame. i mean, what a classic song. what a feeling. now on bbc news the weather with tomasz. 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 off 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. mild too and 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 south—east. it hangs around for quite

some time on sunday. this is bbc news. the headlines: france have become the first team at the world cup in qatar to secure their passage to the last 16 knockout stages. the london fire brigade is "institutionally misogynist and racist", according to a damning review into its culture. i was out with a very senior female officer who said to me, whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she was always thinking, will the men around me protect me?

heavy rains on the italian island of ischia have caused a landslide,