welcome to bbc news. i'm monika plaha. our top stories: all chant. thousands take to the streets of chinese cities to protests against the strict covid restrictions with some openly calling for president xi to stand down. government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent. yet, for the moment, has no easy way out. at least seven people are killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain on the italian island of ischia. buildings and homes have been swept away. while a crane and a whole team are needed to liftjust one vehicle, the mudslide hurled so many of them with its force. when the torrent of debris and earth

came hurtling down here, little could withstand it. the niece of iran's supreme leader calls on all foreign governments to cut ties with tehran as human rights groups say at least a50 people have been killed by security forces. and the british singer dua lipa says she's honoured to receive albanian citizenship in a ceremony hosted by the president in tirana. protests in china against the government's strict covid measures have intensified with some of those taking part openly calling for the country's leader xi jinping to stand down. these recent demonstrations have been prompted by a deadly fire in the western region of xinjiang last week. it's thought rescue efforts were hindered by coronavirus restrictions — a claim the authorities have rejected.

many demonstrators have been holding up blank banners as a mark of protest. they gathered in the streets of some of the biggest cities, including shanghai, wuhan and beijing. from there, stephen mcdonell reports all chant. it's not unusual to see acts of defiance in china, but this was something different. chanting. a crowd of protesters in shanghai chanted, calling for the country's leader xijinping to stand down and for the communist party to give up power. a fire which killed ten residents in xinjiang last week has prompted widespread anger in china. zero covid restrictions have been blamed for hampering people's escape and slowing the access for fire crews.

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protests in the regional capital, urumqi. chanting. this has now spread to other cities and university campuses as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations, calling for an end to lockdowns. translation: it's all too chaotic. - the implementation has been so messy. it's been three years already. translation: the pandemic policy is prolonging our - suffering. this policy is neither sustainable nor scientific. this policy won't change, unless we speak up. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero covid approach, which is forcing business after business to shut down. the policy is tied to something that really hits people in their everyday lives.

the question of whether or not they can get on with going to work, that's where these restrictions have really come up against the idea that it's the leadership that is forcing these policies. protests have been building in china all year with people here increasingly sick of zero covid restrictions. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet, for the moment, has no easy way out of the zero covid corner it's painted itself into. officially, china's goal is to return each outbreak to zero new infections using strict stay—at—home orders, travel restrictions, and mass testing. but it's been criticised for not prioritising vaccination amongst high—risk groups and not increasing hospital capacity. there's also still no stated plan to open up. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing.

we can now speak tojoanna chiu, who is a journalist and author who covers china. she joins us from vancouver. thank you so much forjoining us. what is your reaction to the scale of these protests? yeah, it's nothing i've seen before as a reporter in beijing or following china from before as a reporter in beijing orfollowing china from outside china. it is rare because generalised political dissent, including quite a few protesters calling for xi jinping to step down, is unusual because everyone in china pretty much well knows about the risk of doing so. so far, it seems like authorities have not cracked down as hard as they could have, perhaps hoping this will fizzle out in time. but i also see it as a long time coming because the west may see it as the chinese being like them, in that they

don't tolerate covid regulations, maybe not knowing the scale of regulations and restrictions in china where people have starved because of food shortages, because they could not leave their apartments to get groceries. yeah, and the protests, well, they are now widespread across they are now widespread across the country. do you think that china will budge on its zero covid policy? what is the government saying at the moment?— government saying at the moment? �* , , ., moment? it'll be interesting to see what happens _ moment? it'll be interesting to see what happens in _ moment? it'll be interesting to see what happens in coming i moment? it'll be interesting to i see what happens in coming days whether the protest will increase in scale, whether they will be more co—ordination or any prominent leaders emerged. so far it seems like it's happening almost spontaneously and there is no clear leadership. so, iwas and there is no clear leadership. so, i was surprised that what the government did after the protests, they immediately said the low risk areas, some of those restrictions would ease, but i would be surprised if overall,

china would lift some of its restrictions which a lot of people in china see as arbitrary and cruel and leading the things like children being separated from their parents at times because that would justify the protesting works and i think that's something the party would be very concerned if that message went out that if you protest, you will get what you want from the party. i will get what you want from the .a _ ., , will get what you want from the .a . ., , ., will get what you want from the party. i was wondering if you could explain _ party. i was wondering if you could explain what _ party. i was wondering if you could explain what has - party. i was wondering if you could explain what has led i party. i was wondering if you | could explain what has led up to this because there lockdowns and isolation. but what about the vaccinations here? why aren't enough people getting vaccinated in china? i aren't enough people getting vaccinated in china?- vaccinated in china? i think the low vaccination - vaccinated in china? i think the low vaccination rate - vaccinated in china? i think the low vaccination rate is l the low vaccination rate is complicated but i think a lack of trust perhaps in the government or health authorities may have something to do with it. and also, china has not really brought him international vaccines. they may be a bit more effective

than the china produced ones so those are factors and its also cultural. things like masking are a long—standing practice in china but there may be more scepticism, especially among the older community, to things like vaccinations. but some argue that it's down to government policy, that there is better awareness and also not bringing in international vaccines. �* not bringing in international vaccines-— not bringing in international vaccines. �* ., ., ., ., vaccines. and following on from that, ultimately _ vaccines. and following on from that, ultimately what _ vaccines. and following on from that, ultimately what do - vaccines. and following on from that, ultimately what do you - that, ultimately what do you think will happen now? will the protests continue? will the government listen? where are we at? what do you think will happen next? i at? what do you think will happen next?— at? what do you think will ha en next? ~ , ., happen next? i think it is hard to predict _ happen next? i think it is hard to predict at— happen next? i think it is hard to predict at this _ happen next? i think it is hard to predict at this point. - happen next? i think it is hard to predict at this point. i - to predict at this point. i think the situation can be very precarious. if i leaders have been cautious, knowing if there is some kind of martyr that emerges, if someone gets killed, they could further and go public because a lot of this was sparked by people dying in an apartment fire. so we will see how things continue to

develop but it's hard to predict what will happen but i don't see really brought concessions from the government as likely. it's more likely that the protest may be allowed to run their course and fizzle out. joanna chiu. thank you so much for your time. we appreciated. thank ou. —— we appreciate it. a state of emergency was declared on the italian island of ischia today after torrential rain triggered a landslide that destroyed homes and hurled cars into the sea. at least seven people have been killed. our correspondent mark lowen travelled to the island, which is just off the coast of naples, and sent this report. rescuing the fragments of once tranquil ischia. divers picked out what they could after the mudslide that cascaded through this island, tossing what lay in its path into the ocean or into each other. some cars battered beyond recognition as torrents of mud poured down here. they scoured the seas for wreckage and bodies. with the number of deaths

growing and reports of islanders still missing, the fear is that as more areas are reached, other victims will be found. it began before dawn on saturday after torrential rain — the deepest and most sudden on record here — unleashing the chaos that tore down the hills. from above, the destruction was clear with houses buried, many of them illegally built and unable to withstand the mud. what lay in its wake swept into the sea. well, this just shows the weakness of man against nature. while a crane and a whole team are needed to liftjust one vehicle, the mudslide hurled so many of them with its force. when the torrent of debris and earth came hurtling down here, little could withstand it. up the hill, the desolation deepens — a whole square under mud, desperate attempts to save what they can. we found raffaela, devastated by the destruction of her shop

that rents motorbikes to tourists. translation: my son has shut himself indoors - because he doesn't want to see any of this. he feels ill because he's seeing all of our sacrifices were worthless. i hope someone will help us. i'm speechless. with rescue teams inundated, her husband and elderly father have had to step in to help clear the mud. translation: i feel destroyed for my daughter, of course. - we'll try and see if someone will help because we've worked all our lives to build this and all of a sudden, it disappeared. supplies have been brought for dozens evacuated from their homes, put up in hotels — guests on their own island. larysa, from ukraine, has lived here for 20 years. translation: i came out, shouting to my husband . that our neighbours had lost their daughter and her baby.

i was back in ukraine during the war, then i came here, and our houses are destroyed and people are missing. how could this happen? then, a mass to bring solace to those seeking answers in tragedy. their minds turned to the moment the earth broke away and engulfed their lives — an island overwhelmed by itself. mark lowen, bbc news, ischia. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll have the story behind this world cup picture and we'll tell you who's in and who's out of the tournament. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i'm feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me, and i can't do anything.

charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at ”am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then, philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thousands take to the streets of chinese cities to protest against the strict covid restrictions, with some openly calling

for president xi to stand down. at least seven people are killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain on the italian island of ischia. buildings and homes have been swept away. in an online video, the niece of iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has called on all foreign governments to cut ties with tehran. activists say farideh moradkhani was arrested last wednesday. her brother, who is based in france, posted the video. anti—government protests have swept across iran for more than two months. human rights groups say at least 400 and 50 people have been killed. we can speak now to sussan tahmasebi. she's the director of femena, a group advocating for women's rights in the middle east and north africa.

thank you very much forjoining me. let'sjust talk thank you very much forjoining me. let's just talk about how significant this video is on the impact that it is currently having at the moment.- having at the moment. well, fafideh having at the moment. well, farideh moradkhani, - having at the moment. well, farideh moradkhani, who - having at the moment. well, farideh moradkhani, who is i having at the moment. well, i farideh moradkhani, who is the niece of iran's supreme leader, turned herself, went to court because she was summoned to come and serve her prison sentence and it seems she recorded this video before she went in to court and probably had agreed with someone to release it if she was actually capped and forced to serve her prison sentence. she has a prison sentence. she has a prison sentence. she has a prison sentence of at least a decade long. she was arrested are last year and had been arrested before that as well but was arrested last year for a number of reasons because she was supporting the families of prisoners, she spoken up against the islamic republic but also participated in an on line event that celebrated the

birthday of farah pahlavi, the former queen of iran and the totality of her activities and activism had upset the security forces and they kept her in prison for several months so this is significant in the sense that she is a member of the supreme leader's family, she is the daughter of his sister and she is speaking up in support of the protests against the regime and its significant probably her message goes to people who are religious and political and obviously she must have a group of people she is speaking to listen to her and will probably heed her call to oppose the regime andjoin heed her call to oppose the regime and join protests. find regime and 'oin protests. and how our regime and join protests. and how our ordinary _ regime and join protests. and how our ordinary iranian is reacting because as you mentioned it's not the first time farideh has been arrested on the relative concerns for her safety.

on the relative concerns for her safety-— her safety. well, i think eo - le her safety. well, i think peeple are _ her safety. well, i think people are not - her safety. well, i think people are not as - her safety. well, i think people are not as aware her safety. well, i think i people are not as aware of her safety. well, i think - people are not as aware of the background that she has. she comes from a family that has been historically politically active, herfatherwas been historically politically active, herfather was a active, her father was a religious active, herfather was a religious cleric, he was opposed to the regime of the shaft but he was also, he has been opposed to the islamic republic and opposed to ali khamenei as well. —— shah. he lived in exile in a wright for a long time and came back to iran in 1995 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, spent ten years in prison, apparently it was a horrific time, he was treated very badly so i think people are not as aware of this history and they see her sort of very influenced by the current protests but it seems that this family is a family that this family is a family that has longtime opposition to the islamic republic. and as this, at the moment, a

major setback for the iranian regime? i major setback for the iranian reuime? ~' ., h major setback for the iranian reuime? ~ ., �*, ., major setback for the iranian reuime? ~ ., , regime? i know it's a step back, because _ regime? i know it's a step back, because there - regime? i know it's a step back, because there is - regime? i know it's a step back, because there is a l regime? i know it's a step i back, because there is a long history of opposition there, and it's not an unusual thing, the brother of the supreme leader is also a known reformist, he has often spoken out against the rule of his brother, he was disqualified for running as a candidate for parliament and other offices so it's not an unusual thing but i think certainly it is a call to people who may be are in the grey area it might be supportive or might not even be supportive or might not even be supportive of the regime but they are not supportive of protests set in that sense, it could encourage some people to join the protests.— join the protests. thank you so much for your— join the protests. thank you so much for your time, _ join the protests. thank you so much for your time, we - join the protests. thank you so much for your time, we really l much for your time, we really appreciate it. in the football world cup now and there were 4 matches in the group stages on sunday. there was another upset with morocco beating one of the pre—tournament favourites belgium —and a dramatic draw between

spain and germany. rhia chohan is in doha. it was the headline match in the group stages, and spain were looking for that win to send them straight through after that emphatic victory over costa rica, the 7—0 win. and it was, as you mentioned, a great finish for alvaro morata in the 62nd minute, putting them ahead. but even more was riding on it for germany — and that was because they wanted to avoid a second group stage exit in successive world cups. and it was germany's best player on the night, jamal musiala, that did set up that crucial equaliser. nicholas fullkrug making it a draw, germany clenching it with that one point that they crucially needed. so if you talk about permutations now, germany still need to win the final game against costa rica. and it will come down

to the goal difference betweenjapan and germany. and it's spain that do playjapan. one of the global effects of the war in ukraine has been wheat becoming more scarce and more expensive in many countries — because of the disruption to grain from ukraine. but there's also a need for new types of wheat —better able to cope with disease and climate change. but might old types be a good place to start? rebecca morelle has more. archive: wheat. in britain, the most momentous harvest of all time. it's a crop we've long relied on. wheat being harvested in 19116. their enemies are wind and rain. it was the start of a farming revolution, growing only

a few varieties chosen to produce as much grain as possible. every ear counts. it's led to a lack of diversity. and today's wheat is coming under intense pressure from climate change and disease. but these old files at the natural history museum could contain a solution. there are 12,000 specimens of wheat and its relatives stored here, and they date back to the 1700s and come from every continent apart from antarctica. and the hope is that looking back into the past can help us to produce the crops of the future. this specimen, which was collected on captain cook's first voyage to australia... oh, wow, you can see the dates, can't you? every wheat specimen is painstakingly examined and photographed, and 1,500 of them will have their genomes sequenced. because the collection spans also across time, across 300 years, we have specimens that are from before the introduction of various agricultural techniques, so they can tell us something about how wheat was growing wild, or before things

like artificial fertilisers. the project will take months to complete. ah, so here we are. at thejohn innes centre in norwich, they're also shining a light on the past. i wanted to show you these old herbarium sheets. their samples go back 100 years and they're looking to cross—breed these older plants with today's varieties. and what we want to do is look for new and useful genetic variation. so disease resistance, stress resistance, increased yield. they've already started some field trials. it's essential to find solutions. climate change and the extreme weather it brings is reducing the amount we can grow globally. and pests and diseases are a big problem, too. 0ne fifth of the projected yield is lost to them each year. there's a very

important disease of wheat, which is a global problem called yellow rust, and that has been increasingly difficult to control and defend wheat against. within this collection of old wheat, there are new resistances to that disease which stand up against this disease. and they're being deployed by breeders right now to defend this really important threat to wheat production. the wheat we grow is going to have to change. looking back into our past and rediscovering lost varieties could be the best way to move forward. rebecca morelle, bbc news. dua lipa has received albanian citizenship in a ceremony hosted by the albanian president in tirana. the singer was born in london, but her roots go back to kosovo. wendy urquhart reports. # i got you, moonlight. # you're my starlight... dua lipa is famous all over the world, and her disco—pop songs have won her

a clutch of awards, including three grammies, two mtv europe awards, and six brit awards. her family are kosovan—albanians who fled to london in the 1990s and returned briefly in 2008 — but dua lipa has never forgotten her roots. on sunday, she was welcomed to tirana by the president, who presented her with albanian citizenship and said she had made her country proud. translation: it is a special pleasure today in the - presidency to welcome the greatest artist, dua lipa, and herfamily. i say a great artist, a simple girl whose fame is known all over the world. she has given us the greatest pride. dua lipa grew up listening to david bowie, bob dylan, radiohead and the police — mainly thanks to her dad, who's also a singer—songwriter. and she was inspired by madonna, gwen stefani, and blondie. but getting her albanian citizenship clearly a precious moment for the singer.

translation: it is a great honour for me and my family to have an opportunity to represent my country and people. this girl is no wallflower — she has frequently spoken out against sexism in the music industry, and is an avid supporter of the lg btq community. dua lipa has clearly found her potion for success — she's top of the charts all over the world, modelled for several top fashion countries, featured onlb the cover of numerous magazines, and even designed her own clothes. now she's officially albanian too. wendy urquhart, bbc news. a reminder of our top story, dozens of take into the streets of chinese cities to protest against the strict covid restrictions with some openly calling for president she mac to stand down. you're watching

bbc news. ——xi. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @monikaplaha. hello there. november has been very mild, it's also been very wet. but as we head towards december, the weather pattern will change over the week ahead. it's going to be turning drier. it's also going to be turning colder. there may well be some mist and fog around, as well. we've got a few patches of that developing already, particularly across north—east england. it will be a colder start, i think, to monday morning. temperatures could be 3—4 celsius. there'll be a few showers around it as well. mist and fog will slowly lift during the morning. we'll see the showers fading away from scotland and northern ireland.

sunshine around here. a few more showers coming in off the irish sea into west wales, south west england, and the odd one in the afternoon through the midlands and southern england. but large parts of the uk in the afternoon will be dry with some sunshine. the winds will be lighter. it may be a touch cooler though, although still temperatures reaching 10—11 celsius, which is on the mild side for this time of the year. but things are going to get colder. we're going to find the showers are fading away and skies will clear overnight as this ridge of high pressure builds in in time for tuesday morning. and where the skies do remain clear, there may well be a risk of frost, particularly across parts of scotland. but given all the moisture after all that rain,

we're more likely to find some mist and fog forming, particularly through the midlands, perhaps even into the central belt of scotland. and that fog could linger in a few places, keeping it particularly cold. where it stays grey and murky, though, with that mist and low cloud, temperatures will be near 6—7 celsius. we've got the weather blocked off by that high pressure extending from scandinavia. there's still a lot of cloud on the scene on wednesday, but the fog signal is much reduced because there's maybe a little bit more of a breeze. and some places will see some sunshine. for many, though, still cloudy and those temperatures only around 7—8 celsius. the mild atlantic air that we've had through much of november really not making much progress in the uk. big blocking area of high pressure so if we look at the city forecast, you can see how those temperatures drop away. there's going to be a lot of cloud through the week ahead by the end of the week, maybe a few showers as we pick up an easterly wind.

this is bbc news. the headlines — thousands have taken to the streets of chinese cities to protest against the strict covid restrictions with some openly calling for president xi to stand down. the demonstrations have been prompted by a fire in the xinjiang last week, where it's thought rescue efforts were hindered by coronavirus restrictions. at least seven people have been killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain on the italian island of ischia. five others are still missing. some residents say they have been digging mud from their shops and houses without official help because the rescue operation has been overwhelmed. the niece of iran's supreme leader has called on all

foreign governments to cut ties with tehran. anti—government protests have swept across iran for more