this is bbc news — i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet for the moment has no easy way out. —— the pandemic policy prolonging our suffering. this policy is neither sustainable nor scientific. this policy won't change unless we speak at least seven people are killed on the italian island of ischia after torrential rain triggered a landslide, destroying homes and cars.

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. riot police are deployed in the cities of brussels and amsterdam after hundreds of fans start fires in the streets, following morocco�*s surprise 2—0 win against belgium in qatar. while on the pitch — is this the goal — that keeps germany in the world cup? we have the latest on the action in qatar. and dua lipa, who's of albanian origin, is given albanian citizenship for promoting the country through her internationalfame. hello and welcome to the programme. 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 xijinping 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. chanting. 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. shouting. 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 is 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 they can get on with going to work, that's where these restrictions have really come up against the idea that it is 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 mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. victor gao is chair and professor at soochow university and vice—president of the centerfor china and globalisation or ccg. hejoins us now from beijing. can you give me first of all your reaction to these widespread protests we've seen in the last few days?— in the last few days? thank you very much _ in the last few days? thank you very much for— in the last few days? thank you very much for having _ in the last few days? thank you very much for having me. - in the last few days? thank you very much for having me. first| very much for having me. first of all, protests in multiple cities in china are very rare and i hope the authorities and the government entities will really pay a lot of attention to fully address the underlying legitimate grievances, if any, and then also take care of the

demand that dynamic 0—covid policy needs to be more flexible. on the other hand, i think the fact that the o—covid policy has been pursued for three years has actually resulted in great success in china's fight against the pandemic, resulting in the lowest amount of deaths among the chinese people and the lowest amount of infections for the chinese people. i think china has all the reasons to be very proud of this achievement. on the other hand, the virus keeps changing, china needs to be more flexible and more up—to—date in how we have a better way to deal with this pandemic so we need to achieve two goals rather than one goal. one goalfor three years two goals rather than one goal. one goal for three years is zero covid infections and deaths. now, the other goal is on that basis we need to make life more normalfor everyone involved and then businesses can also run their normal course of business as much as

possible so china is in this transition period and the transition period and the transition period and the transition period is uncertain and is also something is very risky so i think all of us will pitch in to ensure that the transition is smooth as possible with as little cost as possible with as little cost as possible for all of us.- possible for all of us. how would you _ possible for all of us. how would you expect - possible for all of us. how. would you expect president sheet to react to these protests we have been seeing recently? the fact that they are so widespread, some of whom are so widespread, some of whom are calling for him to stand down? what you expect the response to be for that. well, ou response to be for that. well, you know _ response to be for that. well, you know for _ response to be for that. well, you know for sure _ response to be for that. well, you know for sure that - response to be for that. well, you know for sure that china | you know for sure that china had a very successful 20th party conference in october and china is as united as you can ever expect for any country in the world. and, therefore, such demands as expressed in some of the protests are not really very serious demands and they will not go a long mile in china by any stretch of the imagination. i think china will

be very united and the fact that president xi jinping has personally expressed care about saving lives in china, making sure that infections are reduced to minimum, for example, are really a reflection of how china and president xijinping himself care about lives for the chinese people and i believe the majority of the people in china will realise that this achievement that china has made over the past three years is really a very rare achievement, unprecedented in scale, and no other country in the world can match china's achievements. we need to make the transition, that's fischer, and we want to make sure that the transition is as smoothly as possible with as little cost as possible —— thatis as little cost as possible —— that is for sure. as little cost as possible -- that is for sure.— that is for sure. are you sa in: that is for sure. are you saying that _ that is for sure. are you saying that the - that is for sure. are you saying that the party . that is for sure. are you - saying that the party congress was successful and people like united, it is very hard to measure that, isn't it, when people don't really have a voice or feel they can express

their opinions freely in china. when you say you have been successful in saving lives, quality of life, some arguing, and that is why protesters are in the streets, they are saying it is unbearable that the zero covid restrictions, they cannot continue with it any longer. that doesn't say success, does it? ~ 4' that doesn't say success, does it? . ~ ., it? well, i think in dealing with a pandemic _ it? well, i think in dealing with a pandemic we - it? well, i think in dealing with a pandemic we need | it? well, i think in dealing i with a pandemic we need to it? well, i think in dealing - with a pandemic we need to be not only scientific but also philosophical. now, for every person involved, including me, for example, i personally want to have as much freedom as possible for myself. i want to take care of my own health, for example. i want to make sure that i do not get infections and i do not die from infections. however, for a country with 1.4 billion people, the largest population in the world, then you need to think about something else for the whole country and the system, for example, in many

macro ways and therefore we need to balance the social demands of this is our personal demand. i think a lot of people, especially in the protest, are caught up in this equation. they probably care more about their personal freedoms and they may forget that it freedoms and they may forget thatitis freedoms and they may forget that it is equally if not more important for a big country like china with 1.4 billion people, that we also need to address the social demand that is less infections and minimising deaths for the chinese people. i think these two goals are not conflicting with each other. i personally have gone through many inconveniences but i truly believe that all the inconveniences that i personally suffer our for a greater good. that is, i do not get the infection and i do not infect others if i test positive. infect others if i test positive-— infect others if i test positive.- we l infect others if i test - positive.- we need to positive. yeah. we need to fi . ure positive. yeah. we need to figure out _ positive. yeah. we need to figure out the _ positive. yeah. we need to figure out the better - positive. yeah. we need to figure out the better way . positive. yeah. we need to| figure out the better way to achieve these two goals together at the same time. share. we appreciate your view on that. victor gao, thank you

forjoining us life in beijing with your perspective on what is happening in china. we will find a lot more on what is happening in china. we have a live page which is updating all the time with the latest developments. if you head to the bbc news website or download the app. also in 20 minutes in a business coverage we will be taking a look at the impact this is happening. financial markets have fallen significantly in hong kong today and in mainland china and of course this is having an impact on global trade. others still to come. for now, let's renew some of the day's �*s the news. authorities in kyiv say they are close to restoring power and water supplies in the ukrainin capital. millions of people are struggling to cope with freezing weather after russia's continued attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. president zelensky said he expected new missile attacks in the coming week. the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, has confirmed that he will ask parliament to move a motion of censure against his predecessor, scott morrison, who secretly gave himself extra powers while in office.

mr albanese said the motion — which was expected to pass — was about the accountability of australia's democratic system. professional footballers in scotland are to be banned from heading the ball in—training the day before and the day after a game. the new guidelines come after research showed former footballers were three—and—a—half times more likely to die from brain disease. experts believe there could be a link to repetitive heading of the ball. the uk government has announced one—billion pounds worth of extra funding for home insulation. the eco plus scheme will target homes that have a low energy efficiency rating and are in the lower council tax bands. a portion of the funds will be spent on the most vulnerable households. the italian island of ischia — after a huge landslide a state of emergency

has been declared in the italian island of ischia — after a huge landslide there on saturday morning. seven people have died and 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. our correspondent mark lowen travelled to the island 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. well, this just shows the weakness of man against nature. from above, the destruction was clear, with houses buried, many of them illegally built and buckling from the onslaught. 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 tell you why the british singer dua lipa is being honoured in albania.

this is bbc news, the latest 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. at least seven people are killed on the italian island of ischia, after torrential rain triggered a landslide, destroying homes and cars. there have been riots

in several belgian and dutch cities after morocco's surprise 2—0 win against belgium in qatar. a dozen people were arrested in brussels and eight more in antwerp. riot police were deployed in amsterdam after hundreds of fans gathered—setting off fireworks and starting several fires. there were also incidents in rotterdam and the hague. both countries have a significant moroccan population. spain and germany played out a 1—1 draw in group e, niclas fullkrug giving germany a precious point as they bid to stay in the tournament... spain, who almost went ahead in the first half, took the lead after 62 minutes when substitute alvaro morata flicked in a cross from jordi alba but fullkrug levelled in the 83rd minute, lashing home a loose ball from inside the box. no stopping that one

as germany salvage a point. they've now won just one of their five games since lifting the world cup in 2014. well, as things stand, it's morocco who top that group after they beat belgium 2—0. they took the lead in the second half through abdelhamid sabiri's free kick which somehow managed to squeeze past thibaut courtois in the belgian goal zakaria aboukhlal then made it two in stoppage time. of group f on four points. and makes belgium's route to the last 16 a little more complicated. broadcasterjulien laurens. good to talk to again and i'm sure you have got all those footballers names much better than my attempts just now. you

did than my attempts 'ust now. you did well! i h than my attempts 'ust now. you did well! i do _ than my attemptsjust now. you did well! i do apologise - than my attemptsjust now. you did well! i do apologise to - did well! i do apologise to some of— did well! i do apologise to some of those _ did well! i do apologise to some of those players - did well! i do apologise to some of those players if l did well! i do apologise to some of those players if i | did well! i do apologise to i some of those players if i got the pronunciations wrong. so, you know, there is a lot going on. i mean, protests going on in europe, morocco beating belgium. give us your take. it just seems we are seeing surprise after surprise here. good morning, yes. yesterday was another fantastic day of football and a fantastic day for the fans here in loja, specially if you are at that game. it was really incredible. the whole stadium was literally red and green and those fans were amazing. there is a strong community here of moroccan expats who live in doha, which is why there was so much support for the national team. much for example, then i think 1000 belgians who were all spread out in the stands who could not do anything against the sea, literally save moroccan friends with love

hearts. they did really well to win the game. belgian have been disappointed. they were disappointed. they were disappointed in the first game against canada that they luckily won but they were very disappointed again yesterday which means that now they would have to beat croatia to go through and it would be a huge upset if belgium didn't qualify for the next round and for morocco they are very much in control of this group and for then they had not won a game in then they had not won a game in the world cup since 1998. that was how long it was, the last time they won a game in the world cup. it was a very special day yesterday. yes, very special _ special day yesterday. yes, very special game - special day yesterday. yes, very special game which . special day yesterday. yes, - very special game which ended with spain and germany 1—1. i watch that one and i couldn't go to bed, which i should do early because of myjob, but i couldn't drag myself away because you just didn't know how that's going to end. the knee, it was _ how that's going to end. the knee, it was one _ how that's going to end. the knee, it was one of- how that's going to end. tue: knee, it was one of the how that's going to end. tte: knee, it was one of the best games of this tournament. 0k, there were not my goal are many chances but practically in the way the two win against each other very different sales were germans in spain and in the end that point kept the germans

alive and you mentioned one of the stories stories of this world cup, he was playing in the second division a year ago, is 29 years old, very much a late bloomer compared to jamal who plays with him he was an absolute prodigy of football. niclas fullkrug is a hard—working striker who it is just happening to him really relates a wonderful story to get a one can qualify knackering.- get a one can qualify knackering. get a one can qualify knackerinu. , �* knackering. yes, we're getting to the point — knackering. yes, we're getting to the point where _ knackering. yes, we're getting to the point where we - knackering. yes, we're getting to the point where we see - knackering. yes, we're getting to the point where we see who will get to the next level and thatis will get to the next level and that is where we're at now. give us your take then what we're looking at hands of who will get through this group. the loss of the mutations and sometimes it is difficult to get your head round and it depends on the goal difference and hammered them to win etc but if belgium was to be knocked out in the belgium— morocco— croatia— canada group there may be bad. i think there might be one of spain germany

who don't make it either with japan and costa rica having both one or leading a group. the england with his not completely do neither. judgment having both one of 18. —— japan and costa rica having both won already in that group. there is still lots to be decided. my migrate to speak to you. see you again soon. thanks for talking to us. ——great to speak to you. 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 grammys, 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, bajram begaj, 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. # i wanna stay at home cos i was doing better alone... 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 was 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 lgbtq community. # midnight conversations... # 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 on the cover of numerous magazines, and even designed her own clothes. ——modelled for several top fashion companies, now, she's officially albanian too. wendy urquhart, bbc news. if you're watching in the uk, you've probably been keeping across i'm a celebrity. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has finished third in the itv reality series. the mp faced widespread criticism for taking part in the series — but survived far longer in the jungle than most people expected. the england footballerjill

scott was declared the winner. we only saw her there. you can see the details online of course. i'll be back to the business stories next. see you in a moment. 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 northeast 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 the fog does tend to lift in across large parts of the country, there will be some sunshine coming through, and we still could see temperatures reaching 9 celsius in belfast. where it stays grey and murky, though, with that mist and low cloud, temperatures will be nearer 6—7 celsius. weather fronts are trying to push in from the atlantic, not making a great deal of progress. 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 extends from scandinavia, keeping us in that colder weather, as well. 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, with the latest business headlines china's rocked by widespread protests against the country's strict zero—covid measures. the protests leave investors on edge, with financial markets seeing heavy losses in asia. avoiding a cold winter of discontent — the uk government announces an extra £1 billion towards insulating the country's least energy efficient homes. blue skies ahead — rolls royce swaps kerosene for hydrogen, hoping its latest aircraft will show the path for a greenerfuture. and travel experts head to riyadh for the world travel & tourism summit, with many believing their industry will return to pre—covid levels by next year.