hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source. security is tightened across in china after a weekend of unprecedented protests against beijing's strict coronavirus controls. rallies have spread to ten cities in the most direct challenge to president xi in a decade. the uk government urges the chinese government to listen. it is clear that the chinese people themselves are deeply unhappy with what is going on, about the restrictions imposed upon them by the chinese government. the uk government has also condemned the treatment of a bbcjournalist who was handcuffed and beaten by chinese police. protests follow over two years of relentless lockdowns, quarantines and surveillance under

china's zero—covid policy. also in the programme: in somalia, eight people have been killed after a siege at a hotel in mogadishu, seized by al shabab fighters on sunday. and we're live in doha, where portugal has just kicked off against uruguay. earlier, ghana beat south korea in another world cup upset. we start in china, where unprecedented protests against covid restrictions have spread to some of the country's biggest cities. the united nations has today called on beijing to respect the right to peaceful protests. these are the latest pictures we have from shanghai. as you can see, there's a heavy police presence. and this is from sunday in beijing. it's being described by some as the white paper or a4 revolution after demonstrators held sheets of blank paper, as you can see here. for its part, this is what

the chinese government had to say. translation: china has been following the dynamic- zero—covid policy and has been making adjustments based on the reality on the ground, and as we speak, china is following the ninth version of the pandemic protocols and 20 anti—covid measures. we believe that with the leadership of the communist party of china and the cooperation of the chinese people, our fight against covid—19 will be successful. the unrest was triggered by the deaths of ten people who died in this apartment fire last week. some people blame strict covid restrictions for hampering rescue teams. let's hearfrom frank tsai. he was an observer at sunday's protest in shanghai. i haven't seen any protests of this scale in shanghai in the entire 15 years i've lived here. in the past two or three decades, there have been tens of thousands of small—scale protests — usually about labour rights and against land grabs by officials — but very few targeting

the central government and just basically nothing targeting the regime itself, saying that xi or the ccp should step down. this is about china's controversial zero—covid strategy, which aims to eradicate outbreaks. local authorities are under orders to impose a strict lockdown as soon as a covid outbreak is detected, even if it's only a handful of cases. these local lockdowns last until no new infections are reported. those who are infected either have to isolate at home or have to quarantine at a government facility — like this one in shanghai. some have described conditions there as poor. more on this now from steven lynch, managing director of the british chamber of commerce in china. we are seeing political demonstrations, - but i think the bulk- of people demonstrating, they want an end or they want a road map to some level- of normalisation when it comes

to zero-covid _ orcovid— within this country. again, i cannot stress that this there is one case in a city, - the whole city could be locked down, and that is what's happened - for the last three years i think people are just so worried — we will the end come? - we don't have any- communication around an exit strategy, and that is i what people are calling for. victor gao is chair and professor at soochow university and a veteran party loyalist of the chinese communist party. here's what he makes of the strategy. 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 with any, and then, also take care of the demand that the dynamic zero—covid policy needs to be more flexible. on the other hand, i think the fact that the zero—covid policy has been pursued for three years have actually resulted in great success in china's fight against 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. we've also seen protests in hong kong, with people holding up blank sheets of paper in solidarity with chinese demonstrators. turning now to another element of this. china's zero—covid strategy is fuelled by another concern, which is low vaccination rates, as professor christina pagel explains. she's been modelling the spread of covid since the start of the pandemic. about two thirds of the oldest people vaccinated, and that means that they have a big risk if they let it go. with very few previous infections and not enough vaccination in that age group, they could have devastating numbers of deaths like hong kong did earlier this year when omicron hit there. so, what they really need

to do is to use the time that they can to try and boost as many of their more vulnerable people as they can now, also think about, can they bring in anti—viral treatments that could help if people get it? we've also been hearing from the artist ai weiwei, who's currently outside china. you use your smartphone to show you're healthy every day- you come out your door. so, in that sense, you're completely controlled, l so they use this kind of house card to control access - to if you have disease or not. this development to bring you, too — a bbcjournalist, edward lawrence, was arrested while covering the protests in shanghai. this is that moment. he was beaten and kicked by police, before being held for several hours. chinese officials say he was detained as a precaution

against being infected with covid by demonstrators. the bbc said... the uk foreign secretaryjames cleverly called the incident "deeply disturbing." he also addressed the protests themselves — have a listen. protests against the chinese government are rare, and when they do happen, i think the world should take notice, but i think the chinese government should take notice. it's clear that the chinese people themselves are deeply unhappy with what is going on, about the restrictions imposed upon them by the chinese government. these are the voices of chinese people talking to their government, and i think it's right at the government listens to what they are saying. yaqiu wang is a senior researcher on china with human rights watch. great to have you with us. watching some of the analysis on this, they seem to be three potential outcomes.

the protest is allowed, the authority spent, protesters or that president xi make some concessions. how do you see this progressing? you know, i how do you see this progressing? you know. i don't— how do you see this progressing? 7m, know, i don't know. you will see what happened, but there are things we know that the chinese government has a history of really cracking down on protests and placing protesters for years at the most notable case. it was 1989, tiananmen square massacre, and we now have technologies that did not even exist ten years ago. the technology is going to help the government to crack down on the protesters. that said, the young people on the street right now, they did not know the tiananmen massacre happened because of severe secession, so they do not have the information that government could be so brutal against protesters. so, we'll see how this

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will respond to people's demand, and the bbc is reporting on this, i think it's very important. international media, foreign governments are paying attention on this issue and warning the chinese government that if you dare to crack down on the protesters like you did, there will be punishment. i down on the protesters like you did, there will be punishment.— there will be punishment. i suppose with this, it — there will be punishment. i suppose with this, it will— there will be punishment. i suppose with this, it will be _ there will be punishment. i suppose with this, it will be ever _ there will be punishment. i suppose with this, it will be ever more - with this, it will be ever more dangerous if they do crackdown on protesters. what would you say to a young protester that is thinking about going out? i young protester that is thinking about going out?— young protester that is thinking about going out? i don't know. i'm so insoired- _ about going out? i don't know. i'm so inspired. i'm _ about going out? i don't know. i'm so inspired. i'm so _ about going out? i don't know. i'm so inspired. i'm so terrified - about going out? i don't know. i'm so inspired. i'm so terrified at - about going out? i don't know. i'm so inspired. i'm so terrified at the| so inspired. i'm so terrified at the same time for these young people. it pains me. ijust want to say i love you and i support you whatever you want to do. you and i support you whatever you want to do— want to do. let's leave it there. thank you _ want to do. let's leave it there. thank you so — want to do. let's leave it there. thank you so much _ want to do. let's leave it there. thank you so much for- want to do. let's leave it there. thank you so much forjoining l want to do. let's leave it there. l thank you so much forjoining us, yaqiu wang speaking to us about this protests in china.

to the world cup in qatar now, where three matches have taken place today with another under way. in the world cup in qatar, there are another four matches today — with one of the tournament favourites, brazil, in action. we are halfway. brazil scored an 86 the other two games produced 11 goals between them. ghana blew a two goals between them. ghana blew a two goal lead against south korea. lucy hockings is in doha with the very latest. talk us through how it is from where you are. it’s talk us through how it is from where ou are. �* , , , . talk us through how it is from where ouare. ,. ., ., ._

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football _ has been playing some of his worse football i_ has been playing some of his worse football. i do think being at united has been _ football. i do think being at united has been a — football. i do think being at united has been a weight off his shoulders. we still_ has been a weight off his shoulders. we still see him struggle a bit against — we still see him struggle a bit against ghana. nevertheless, drew a penalty— against ghana. nevertheless, drew a penalty and picked up a much—needed -oal. penalty and picked up a much—needed goat i_ penalty and picked up a much—needed goat ithink— penalty and picked up a much—needed goal. i think portugaljust need to move _ goal. i think portugaljust need to move forward and, this is a team with_ move forward and, this is a team with some — move forward and, this is a team with some of the best players in world _ with some of the best players in world football. in terms of individual quality, they have nothing _ individual quality, they have nothing to intervene. that's been the big _ nothing to intervene. that's been the big crunch it —— question. and they play— the big crunch it —— question. and they play one of the biggest teams or are _ they play one of the biggest teams or are they going to revert into their— or are they going to revert into their cell— or are they going to revert into their cell as we see in? that's a question— their cell as we see in? that's a question i— their cell as we see in? that's a question i think is going to be answered _ question i think is going to be answered today. lots of possession so far from portugal. it's still 0-0. it's still 0—0. the match is taking place at the iconic sale stadium.

designed by norman foster and his firm. it's one venue that's been built specifically for the tournament by a massive team of migrant workers, and we know there's been a lot of attention about the conditions they work under here. the assistant director general for the international labour organisation, who have been working with qatar officials here, told me what kind of partners have been in this business. i would cite four or five main areas of progress — i would cite four or five main areas of progress at _ i would cite four or five main areas of progress. at the _ i would cite four or five main areas of progress. at the heart - i would cite four or five main areas of progress. at the heart of the . of progress. at the heart of the labour— of progress. at the heart of the labour reforms— of progress. at the heart of the labour reforms that _ of progress. at the heart of the labour reforms that we - of progress. at the heart of the labour reforms that we work i of progress. at the heart of the i labour reforms that we work with of progress. at the heart of the - labour reforms that we work with the governments — labour reforms that we work with the governments on. _ labour reforms that we work with the governments on, is _ labour reforms that we work with the governments on, is the _ labour reforms that we work with the governments on, is the dismantling. governments on, is the dismantling of the _ governments on, is the dismantling of the most — governments on, is the dismantling of the most problematic— governments on, is the dismantling of the most problematic elements i governments on, is the dismantlingl of the most problematic elements of the system, — of the most problematic elements of the system, specifically— of the most problematic elements of the system, specifically very - of the most problematic elements of the system, specifically very few- the system, specifically very few workers — the system, specifically very few workers who _ the system, specifically very few workers who exit _ the system, specifically very few workers who exit the _ the system, specifically very few workers who exit the country- the system, specifically very few| workers who exit the country and change _ workers who exit the country and change jobs _ workers who exit the country and change jobs without _ workers who exit the country and

change jobs without their - workers who exit the country and - change jobs without their employers' permission — change jobs without their employers' permission and _ change jobs without their employers' permission. and this— change jobs without their employers' permission. and this gave _ change jobs without their employers' permission. and this gave them - change jobs without their employers'l permission. and this gave them more rights _ permission. and this gave them more rights and _ permission. and this gave them more rights and bargaining _ permission. and this gave them more rights and bargaining power— permission. and this gave them more rights and bargaining power and - rights and bargaining power and started — rights and bargaining power and started to — rights and bargaining power and started to create _ rights and bargaining power and started to create the _ rights and bargaining power and started to create the powers - rights and bargaining power andl started to create the powers that exist _ started to create the powers that exist between— started to create the powers that exist between workers _ started to create the powers that exist between workers and - started to create the powers that - exist between workers and employers. we saw _ exist between workers and employers. we saw after _ exist between workers and employers. we saw after that, _ exist between workers and employers. we saw after that, after— exist between workers and employers. we saw after that, after these - we saw after that, after these reforms, _ we saw after that, after these reforms, 360,000 _ we saw after that, after these reforms, 360,000 changing l reforms, 360,000 changing their jobs _ reforms, 360,000 changing their “obs. , consistently from r and from fifa is to focus on the football, but there are still so many controversies that surround as well. still the issue of lgbtq+ rights playing out, something that we'll see again tomorrow, as they are growing has been explaining. the uk sports minister today said that when he attends the match between england and wales, he will be wearing that anti—discrimination one love our van that fees are

prohibited. —— armband. both england and wales were among seven european teams. they had planned for their captives to wear that armband featuring the colours of the rainbow and a heart symbol. in solidarity with members of the lgbtq+ community who feel they could not come here. being gay is illegal here. when he's at the stadium, maybe he'll come into close quarters with gianni and fiorentino. we've seen scenes last week when politicians from both germany and belgium were the armband as well to make a point. stuart andrew is himself openly gay. he is a minister. he says he is determined to do so. he says it was very unfair to do so. he says it was very unfair to those teams were very light on that were those captions to wear those, they would be hit with sanctions —— those captions. so,

that could provide tension —— captains. it comes with the head of the local organising committee of qatar 2022 in an interview today with the british broadcaster saying that wearing that armband, he feels, is a divisive jester to take arab muslim world. and one that's unnecessary and which she thinks he's introducing a political angle. even though now we're fully into this tournament, that political slide show is rumbled on. a big match to look forward to within england taking on wales. also going to see the old folk —— old photos, usa and iran in action. —— old foes. also ghana, remember they

were the lowest ranked team, so for them to come and beat south korea today was a huge deal for them. when it comes to the roller coaster ride they have, a lovely... they become they have, a lovely... they become the first nation in a0 years to both have scored and conceded at least five goals after their opening two matches. that's a good step for you. keeping an eye on portugal and uruguay, it is still 0—0. all half an eye on it, for the sweepstakes. thank you so much. the politics continues even this far. we'll talk to lucy again throughout these days. let's turn to somalia. at least eight people have been killed during a siege at a hotel in mogadishu. on sunday, al shabab militants stormed the villa rays hotel, armed with explosives and guns. 12 hours later, gunfire and

explosions were still being heard across the capital. we're told some government officials jumped out of windows to escape. somalia's minister of state for environment was inside when the militants attacked. deafening explosion that shook the building. as soon as it took place, we had 122nd leeway. as soon as the explosion took place, we had 120 seconds' leeway between the explosion and the terrorist footsoldiers coming. so, we left. we were left to a back door of the hotel and then we were moved from there. the hotel, which is also known as villa rose, is just 350 metres from the presidential palace in mogadishu. it's popular with politicians and officials. many were inside when it came under attack. in these pictures, you can hear more gunfire and destruction. according to officials, the militants were holed up in one

of the hotel rooms as government forces surrounded the hotel. abdi—rahim saeed is following the story for bbc monitoring. reports, initial reports started coming in 8pm last night of a blast at the hotel. it was believed that the militants stormed the hotel and have been holed up in the hotel for a number of hours. —— al shabab militants. in fact, videos on social media this morning you can hear some of the gunfire in the background. in the last hour, officials are confirming that eight civilians have been killed. i've been following al shabab at bbc monitoring for a number of years now. this is not the first such attack on a hotel in mogadishu. in fact, just this august, there was a similar attack on another hotel called the hyatt hotel, where 21 people were killed. the hotel is nearby the presidential palace, but also near a important

facility like the national theatre. from the for a number of years now, al shabab have been justifying their attacks on hotels on paper. they are al-qeada affiliated and al-qaeda has long said "we don't attack civilians." but when it comes to hotels, theyjustify it by saying these are not civilians but security and military installations on the basis that they are popular with politicians and government officials. al shabab is an islamist militant group allied to al qaeda, which is known to carry out a string of attacks across somalia. in august, somalia's president pledged �*total war�* against the group following an attack on another hotel in the capital. in response, al shabab intensified its assaults. there are pictures from mogadishu in october after two car explosions killed more than 100 people. al shabab said it was responsible, and that its target was the education ministry. let's hearfrom the environment minister again.

iam angry, i am angry, i am motivated more than ever that there is a need that everybody comes together and makes sure that this menace is subdued and defeated. and taken to jail. i feel sorry that i'm part of the government that sort of let these people down. bbc somalia's bella sheegow is with me. lovely to have you with us. i suppose some people might be wondering, how are al shabab able to penetrate what was supposed to be a secure zone so close to the presidential palace? this secure zone so close to the presidential palace? as you say, this area was _ presidential palace? as you say, this area was one _ presidential palace? as you say, this area was one of— presidential palace? as you say, this area was one of the - presidential palace? as you say, this area was one of the most i presidential palace? as you say, - this area was one of the most highly guarded areas in somalia. it's highly fortified, and still, al shabab has found a way to penetrate through all the security checkpoints and go to that place, get inside and kill people. this shows that some

only in security forces and intelligence is really very weak, and this question is a question that and this question is a question that a lot of people in somalia are asking themselves right now. as a reporter who used to be in mogadishu reporting about incidents like this, this is not the first time that it happened. it happened in the past, and al shabab has made it happen to attack areas like this to show dominance, to tell the government that they are still there and they are in control. and it's notjust the security forces, it's also that al shabab is getting somehow stronger. they also built their intelligence and they are now carrying out attacks in places like this. so, the situation is kind of getting out of hand, and if things continue on like this, back to me do

things which are much worse than this. i things which are much worse than this. . , things which are much worse than this. .,, ., ., this. i was also reading the drought. — this. i was also reading the drought, but _ this. i was also reading the drought, but they've - this. i was also reading the drought, but they've also l this. i was also reading the - drought, but they've also been accused of humanitarian aid —— al shabab they do things that are much worse. i wonder whether the people of somalia have changed their opinion in any way about al shabab or whether they might be of pushback against the militant group. brute or whether they might be of pushback against the militant group.— against the militant group. we have seen how people — against the militant group. we have seen how people in _ against the militant group. we have seen how people in somalia - against the militant group. we have seen how people in somalia have i seen how people in somalia have changed their views about al shabab. the government is now being backed by organised clans, all of which are coming up together to support the government, and there being part of the fight against al shabab. we have seen civilians taking weapons and

joining the government to fight al shabab. yes, people are changing. the government is carrying out a lot of offences against al shabab, but al shabab are showing that they are still there and still powerful. if i come back to the areas that have been affected by the drought, yes, al shabab has walked humanitarian aid, but they are claiming and saying that they are helping these people by giving them money, using mobile transfer. we haven't talked to these people yet, but for now, it's a claim that al shabab is making. i it's a claim that al shabab is makinu. , ., ., ~ it's a claim that al shabab is makinu. , ., ., ,, i. making. i understand. thank you so much for bringing _ making. i understand. thank you so much for bringing us _ making. i understand. thank you so much for bringing us up _ making. i understand. thank you so much for bringing us up to - making. i understand. thank you so much for bringing us up to date. - making. i understand. thank you so much for bringing us up to date. it i much for bringing us up to date. it does have so many assets when it comes to al shabab and their influence in somalia. to stay with us if you can on outside source. we have lots more to come. we will break bringing

you up—to—date with the latest on china, and also talking about a summit that is taking place in london and about survivors of sexual violence. as we head into the early part, things are changing. it's turning drier and colder with frost and fog returning overnight. that coincides with the start of winter. but the fog will become quite extensive across parts of east wales, the midlands, southern and eastern england overnight. frost further north. much colder, foggy night to come. some of that fog will be problematic and linger on to the day. cold start for many. further

north, we'll have the best of the sunshine, but that fog could linger through the midlands, southern and eastern portions of england. temperatures ranging from around 6-10 , temperatures ranging from around 6—10 , which is what we expect, but much cooler than what we've been used to. tuesday looks like the fog and mist returns pretty widespread. elsewhere, we'll see frost, so another cold, frosty and in places, foggy nights. as of wednesday, it looks like a rather benign day. a that rain will push its way northwards, but elsewhere, it's going to be a chilly start with mist and fog which could linger, so it could be rather grey and gloomy for some of us. i think sunshine will be

limited. i think for most, about 6—9 celsius. as we move towards a later part of the week, we pick up an easterly breeze. you can see the isobars getting a little bit closer together. that'll draw some colder air in off the north sea, but a few showers will arrive across the eastern parts of the country. some of these showers could have a wintry flavour over northern hills. it's going to stay greatly for most of us. —— grey and gloomy.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source. security is tightened across in china —, after a weekend of unprecedented protests against beijing's strict coronavirus controls. rallies have spread to ten cities — in the most direct challenge to president xi in a decade — the uk government urges the chinese government to listen. it's clear that the chinese people themselves are deeply unhappy with what is going on about the restrictions imposed on them by the chinese government. the uk government has also condemned the treatment of a bbcjournalist — who was handcuffed and beaten by chinese police.

protests follow over two years of relentless lockdowns, quarantines and surveillance under china's zero—covid policy. also in the programme: here in london, rishi sunak is about to give his first major foreign policy speech since becoming prime minister — he's expected to vow to do more to defend openness on the world stage. and we look at how the world cup in doha is uniting arab nations — many of whom have had deep divisions in the past. more now on our top story: unprecedented protests against covid restrictions which have spread to some of china's biggest cities. the country has some of the toughest anti—covid measures in the world with tens of million of people living under some kind of lockdown. local authorities must impose strict rules even if only a handful of covid cases are found. our medical editor,

fergus walsh, explains. china's population is trapped in the midst of an unwinnable war, zero—covid has kept cases and deaths very low so far, but at relentless cost to personal freedoms and livelihoods. zero—covid means zero tolerance of any coronavirus infections. that looks increasingly unsustainable in the face of the highly contagious omicron variant. china has relied almost entirely on its own vaccines. they are reasonably effective. a study in hong kong found that two doses of the chinese corona vaccine gave 70% protection against severe illness or death. but that compares to 90% protection from the us german vaccine of pfizer biontech. a key problem is china's low vaccination levels among older people. just over half of the over—60s have had three doses of vaccine.

among the over—80s, that falls to just 20%. that low uptake seems partly down to a suspicion of modern medicine among many older chinese people. compare that with the uk, where 80% of the over—80s have recently had their autumn booster with an updated omicron—specific vaccine, and most of them will have had five jabs. early on in the pandemic, china built several covid hospitals in a matter of days, but nearly three years since coronavirus emerged, its vast population now has almost no natural immunity against it. they can't keep that a virus out forever. it's a slippery eel, this virus, it is evolving and changing are getting more infectious and harder to control with lockdowns and segregation in the way it has been in the past. i think the way out for china is to get highly

effective vaccines against the current variance into the elderly population as fast as they possibly can. modelling suggests ending zero—covid without more vaccination would allow omicron to tear through the population, overwhelming intensive care units and causing an estimated 1.5 million deaths. while most of the world has returned to pre—covid normality, china has yet to show it has an exit plan from the pandemic. fergus walsh, bbc news. joining me is kerry allen, the bbc�*s china media analyst. great the bbc�*s china media analyst. to have you with us interesting great to have you with us carry so interesting to hear that report from ferguson. how much is cultivated at the front of peoples minds as they talk about the protests online? and also pushing back against president xijinping question mark it is at the forefront of people is mine and it has been for the last three

years. it has been for the last three ears. �* , , ,., . it has been for the last three ears. . years. there's been so much state media coverage _ years. there's been so much state media coverage of _ years. there's been so much state media coverage of the _ years. there's been so much state media coverage of the last - years. there's been so much state media coverage of the last few - years. there's been so much state i media coverage of the last few years sending people it's a deadly virus and you must do everything you can to protect against it. these protests are happening now and they're happening in so many different cities in china. i have seenin different cities in china. i have seen in recent months people burnt out with the fact that china hasn't changed its zero—covid policy. that things have stayed the same. people, i have been feeling this frustration on nine on their social media platforms. people have been sent three years we have been through this and now these protests are taking place. you can feel that people are not feeling alone and all this they are feeling more frustrated than ever. is this they are feeling more frustrated than ever.- this they are feeling more frustrated than ever. is it possible to tell what's _ frustrated than ever. is it possible to tell what's our _ frustrated than ever. is it possible to tell what's our how— frustrated than ever. is it possible to tell what's our how people - frustrated than ever. is it possible to tell what's our how people feel| to tell what's our how people feel about the protests?— to tell what's our how people feel about the protests? what do you see? it's about the protests? what do you see? it's absolutely — about the protests? what do you see? it's absolutely is. _ about the protests? what do you see? it's absolutely is. the _ about the protests? what do you see? it's absolutely is. the fact _ about the protests? what do you see? it's absolutely is. the fact that - about the protests? what do you see? it's absolutely is. the fact that we - it's absolutely is. the fact that we are seeing protests of various

platforms like twitter. we recognise that these process are all saying we are done with this. social media platforms like the chinese social media platforms try to separate sleeves. chinese social media users will use a vpn to access platforms like twitter and facebook to post there instead. what we see at the moment is cryptic ways people get their message out because they understand the word shanghai where one of the major protests take place has become a centred search term. what people use instead a white piece of paper. because a lot of people have been protests in shanghai and other cities with a white piece of paper. to show their silence that they can't see any words. so people have been doing that. the cemeteries have been clamping down on that. so there knew using new ways like aa. they talk about peace of paper. they keep

trying to find ways to avoid censorship and get their message out. ~ . censorship and get their message out. . ., . ., , censorship and get their message out. ~ ., , �* ., out. with that carry. i'm wondering considering — out. with that carry. i'm wondering considering the _ out. with that carry. i'm wondering considering the report _ out. with that carry. i'm wondering considering the report there - out. with that carry. i'm wondering considering the report there as - considering the report there as well. are people talking about those low rates of vaccinations? and the precarious health position that appears to be particularly when it comes to hospital diversity if there was an outbreak of colbert? there been interesting _ was an outbreak of colbert? there been interesting media _ was an outbreak of colbert? ties been interesting media reports in the last few months seen as are the people must get vaccinated. if we go to this time last year it was the case that the government media was putting up messages saying people had their first and second job. and the rate then was about 80%. we are talking about boosters now and where there are people had their third or fourth vaccine. this is a message that keeps being put out. people feel they did everything they were asked earlier on and they got vaccinated. and they wonder how long would discontinue. would they keep

being vaccinated and been caught in the situation where zero—covid locked on skin happen? the situation where zero-covid locked on skin happen?- the situation where zero-covid locked on skin happen? thank you so much. locked on skin happen? thank you so much- always — locked on skin happen? thank you so much. always interesting _ locked on skin happen? thank you so much. always interesting to - locked on skin happen? thank you so much. always interesting to get - locked on skin happen? thank you so much. always interesting to get your| much. always interesting to get your thoughts. within the next hour, uk prime minister rishi sunak will deliver his first major foreign policy speech since taking office a month ago. he's expected to tell an audience gathered a london's guildhall for the annual lord mayor's banquet that britain must do more to defend its values of freedom and openness on the world stage. this is a little of what he's expected to say: "our adversaries and competitors plan for the long term. in the face of these challenges short—termism or wishful thinking will not suffice. we can cross live to the guildhall and our political editor chris mason: good to have you with us chris. what is the term i heard earlier? robust pragmatism. what does that mean? busy talking about china? he is

talkin: busy talking about china? he is talking about _ busy talking about china? he is talking about china. _ busy talking about china? he is talking about china. and - busy talking about china? he is talking about china. and what l busy talking about china? he: 3 talking about china. and what does that mean? it is a life question particularly among his critics in the conservative party. his critics feel that his attitude towards china is too soft. the outlook of the new issue prime minister is that you can't achieve much on the world stage unless you have some sort of relationship with china such as its expansion and its growth and its significance on so many issues that shape international affairs. whether it is food security or climate change, for instance. so, his argument is our relationship with beijing should be taken out of the deep freeze but should still be riposte while being pragmatic. i was talking to iain duncan smith, a former leader of the conservative party subs a number of fish parliamentarians sanctioned by china who thinks that phrase robust dogmatists it is is tautological. it

does make sense. it can be moulded and mended to make absolutely anything. he's critical of that outlook. otherforeign anything. he's critical of that outlook. other foreign watchers anything. he's critical of that outlook. otherforeign watchers in that conservative fold our little bore more warmth to what mr sunak is saying. a few weeks ago he was meant to meet president xijinping at saying. a few weeks ago he was meant to meet president xi jinping at the summit in indonesia. it was cancelled at the last minute because of those explosions in poland. what turned out to be that ukrainian antimissile device and that hold arguments about whether it came from moscow. so, that meeting in the end didn't happen. a get some sense of the keenness of the new prime minister uk to reshape, or remold the uk's relationship with china. that was a meeting he was willing to have in the face of criticism. i

have in the face of criticism. i suppose, the process taking place in china has spoken out. i wonder, would rishi sunak be expected to adjust the process directly? i would rishi sunak be expected to adjust the process directly? i think he will. it would _ adjust the process directly? i think he will. it would be _ adjust the process directly? i think he will. it would be impossible - adjust the process directly? i think he will. it would be impossible notj he will. it would be impossible not to. as he does his first cancer around the world stage. setting out his outlook as far as foreign policy is concerned since he became prime minister. such was the bizarre sequence of 11 events that led him into downing street as prime minister. people didn't really hear much about what he stood for on a hull range of things, domestic and foreign. in the blink of an i or the week or two it took for him to start his new position. yes it he set out something of an outlook but not in any huge deeply. and that's massive amount was paid because the assumption was that he would lose as he did the first time around. because of events in china in the last few hours yes i would suspect

that she would condemn it.- that she would condemn it. thank ou, is that she would condemn it. thank you. is expected _ that she would condemn it. thank you, is expected to _ that she would condemn it. thank you, is expected to be _ that she would condemn it. thank you, is expected to be speaking i that she would condemn it. thank| you, is expected to be speaking at around 20 minutes' time. 20 minutes' time. stay with us on outside source — still to come. we will turn to football which is bringing a rare show of unity among arab states. the uk government says there are at least a0,000 thousand asylum seekers , staying in hotel accommodation , in different parts of the uk. most migrants claim asylum on arrival i— and many are then housed in hotel rooms , while they wait for the outcome of their applications. that process is plagued by delays. our correspondentjenny kumah has been looking at the impact of the policy , in the seaside town of torbay in devon. are you a bit mate? this family have lived

and worked in this hotel for over a year. but now they are packing up with nowhere to go. so asylum—seekers can move in. fundamentally, we have lost orjobs our livelihood and or accommodations around christmas. don't forget baby peter. the home office took over this third hotel in the area this month. the couple say they and other long—term residents were told they had to go. what's it been like since you got here? this couple told me they fled to the uk earlier this month in fear of their lives. they didn't want to feel their identities. translation: | feel - safe now because no one will come to arrest me or my husband. but leaving in a hotel room with young children has been challenging. tory conscious is its focus on providing the right support. but it's vacant because it can't support. so it's taking action the home office. if the state it is

spent over 20 asylum—seekers placed here who have identified themselves as under 18. for some it is a win—win situation. the owner of this hotel said the contract says it can save open over the winter. it is save open over the winter. it is better to _ save open over the winter. it is better to have _ save open over the winter. it is better to have a _ save open over the winter. it is better to have a asylum—seekers in my hotel _ better to have a asylum—seekers in my hotel than being empty. the better to have a asylum-seekers in my hotel than being empty. my hotelthan being empty. the home office is the use _ my hotelthan being empty. the home office is the use of _ my hotelthan being empty. the home office is the use of hotels _ my hotelthan being empty. the home office is the use of hotels is _ my hotelthan being empty. the home office is the use of hotels is a - office is the use of hotels is a short—term solution while it works with consuls defining suitable solution. but consuls here warrant near struggling to cope. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. the british government is hosting a global summit on preventing sexual violence during conflict. survivors and senior officials from around 70 countries are in london for the two—day gathering. the conference comes a decade after the uk launched a high—profile programme on rape during war. this was the then foreign

secretary william hague with hollywood star angelina jolie in the democratic republic of congo, launching an initiative to persuade the world to start prosecuting the perpetrators. the campaign attracted global attention but has been criticised for falling short of its ambitions. angelina jolie is not at the conference but had this message today: "when human beings are physically assaulted in this way, there has to be a decisive global response. "when there isn't, it sends a message to both the victim and the perpetrator that we don't truly regard this as a significant crime that needs to be punished and prevented. so this conference should in my view, take a hard look at what has succeeded and what has not." here's what the uk foreign secretary had to say about progress made in the past decade:

there has not been as much progress as any of us would've liked, quite frankly. that is incentive to do more rather than do less. you can't give up on this just because it is difficult. you have to stick with it. even though it is incredibly challenging. in fact know that there is consensus and of the complete unacceptability of this stop there is an agreement that there is notjust an inevitability of conflict. this is something that can and must be addressed. it is something we are looking to reinforce in this conference. what's the scale of the problem? well, here are some figures from the united nations, which estimates that for every woman who comes forward to report sexual violence during a conflict, a further 10—20 cases go undocumented. that means that — as a conservative estimate — for the 3,293 un—verified cases of conflict—related sexual violence in 2021 — an increase of 800 from the previous year. an additional 33,000—66,000 went unreported. this was ukraine's first lady olena zelenska placing baubles

on the downing street christmas tree with the prime minister's wife, ak—shata murthy. at the conference earlier in the day, she demanded a "global response" to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. let's now go live to lyse doucet — the bbc�*s chief international correspondent — who's at the conference: with the succeeding and what is not. a very long time is a decade is a long time for anyone. it is horrendously painful if you are a survivor of sexual violence during a conflict. and even more that during that time you keep being told in capitals around the world that something will be done. the opening session of this conference today was extraordinary. there was no sugar courting. angelina jolie we launch this initiative with britain ten years ago, listing all the ways it

hasn't worked. hardly enough has been done she said. one of the most powerful voices today was a victim of the violence perpetrated by the islamic state fighters in iraq. she's a member of the city community. she has gone around the world telling her story. ribs mumbled multiple times. she has lost dozens of family members. when i sat down with her i asked nadia do you believe the promises you're here and i've heard, you know, this before. i've heard this over and over again in other conferences in the past. eight years. when we first started it was years ago when i told you about the story, my story, my family story, my community. and now, years later we are seeing the same thing is being completed against women in ukraine. we are seeing millions of women

in afghanistan deprived of their basic rights. women in ukraine, and iran being killed by showing their hair. you know, tigray, and many places. you know what we really want, and there were more than 50 survivors here today. what we want is action. we have heard many promises. we have heard many people saying that sexual violence must be stopped. but i think it is time to stop it. isaid to i said to nadia if you could do one thing what would you call for immediately she said accountability. there were two prosecutions. two out of thousands in german court. in some ways this battle should be getting easier. if you compare the situation to ten years ago there are

some new laws are new at this investigation needs. new understanding of hope puts into weapon this is. it's called a weapon in war and a war crime. but that the same time the violence is getting worse. it's happening in more places, more times. so there is an urgency. i places, more times. so there is an uruen . . , places, more times. so there is an uruen . ., , ., places, more times. so there is an uruen . ., ., urgency. i was wondering you have been in so — urgency. i was wondering you have been in so many _ urgency. i was wondering you have been in so many conflict _ urgency. i was wondering you have been in so many conflict stones. i urgency. i was wondering you have i been in so many conflict stones. the uk says it will pay sanctions on those who commit sex terms in war. can something like that succeed? will he be difficulties in trying to verify and prosecute? diplomacy, olitical verify and prosecute? diplomacy, political activity _ verify and prosecute? diplomacy, political activity is _ verify and prosecute? diplomacy, political activity is about - verify and prosecute? diplomacy, political activity is about symbols | political activity is about symbols and substance. sanctions, of course. send _ and substance. sanctions, of course. send a _ and substance. sanctions, of course. send a very— and substance. sanctions, of course. send a very strong message. that this is— send a very strong message. that this is a _ send a very strong message. that this is a serious issue and that

james — this is a serious issue and that james cleverly as described rape as a serial— james cleverly as described rape as a serial serious warm crime. but when _ a serial serious warm crime. but when it— a serial serious warm crime. but when it comes to the impact you see country— when it comes to the impact you see country after another that sanctions are employed more and more as a weapon _ are employed more and more as a weapon. but actually, countries, individuals— weapon. but actually, countries, individuals and perpetrators find ways _ individuals and perpetrators find ways around the sentience i think it is sending _ ways around the sentience i think it is sending a — ways around the sentience i think it is sending a signal. whether or not it has— is sending a signal. whether or not it has an _ is sending a signal. whether or not it has an impact on what we seen some _ it has an impact on what we seen some gross— it has an impact on what we seen some gross examples of impunity is another— some gross examples of impunity is another question. let's get back to the world cup in qatar now , and let's look at how fans in the middle east are seeing the tournament. a rare show of unity after surgery to beat argentina. and for more than three years saudi arabia and other

gulf nations had no diplomatic relations with doha. but fans have also expressed their support for palestinians by refusing to be interviewed by israeli journeys us. the opening week of the world cup was overshadowed by political controversy and high—profile gestures of support for human rights , but that was perceived by many in the gulf as hectoring by the west. that, writes the financial times, has also turned the tournament into a rare thing in the arab world: a source of regional unity. its limits alcohol bans on sex was.

to understand more about that — and the effects the torunament is having in the gulf, we are joined now by the wall streetjournal�*s middle east correspondent, stephen kalin. for people that have been following this. how do you interpret it that show of unity? do you think it's a real bond are something that is just going to last for the couple of weeks of the world cup? i going to last for the couple of weeks of the world cup? i think we seen particularly — weeks of the world cup? i think we seen particularly with _ weeks of the world cup? i think we seen particularly with the _ weeks of the world cup? i think we seen particularly with the saudi - seen particularly with the saudi qatari ties have been increasing since the rift in these countries was sort of mended last year. so that's not terribly surprising. saudi arabia victory over argentina really give a boost to the excitement. saudi fans present in qatar. many probably for the first time so that rift ended. i think there is a sense of rallying around, having the first minute world cup in

the middle east.— the middle east. there was, also, germany covering _ the middle east. there was, also, germany covering their— the middle east. there was, also, germany covering their mouse - the middle east. there was, also, i germany covering their mouse over the fence decisions abandon protests. there is of pushback by fines and a stand holding pictures of measured or sealed the turkish player saying, basically criticising germany and calling germany hypocrites for what they did. and delighting in them being beaten. is this a battle between the middle east and the west?— east and the west? rather than actual unity? — east and the west? rather than actual unity? i— east and the west? rather than actual unity? i think _ east and the west? rather than actual unity? i think what - east and the west? rather than actual unity? i think what we're| actual unity? i think what we're seeing is something of a closing of ranks among countries in the middle east that feel that they have been treated the same way, and what they view as the same on fairway by the west. particularly, this year, when much of europe and the united states have been asking qatar and saudi

arabia and the united emirates to pump more gas and more oil to help deal with the shortage. because of the uk in crisis and sanctions by russia. what also being criticised at the same time for human rights violations. there's this sense the middle east, particularly across the gulf that they're being asked to do something as a good friend but then being criticised by the same token. so, and saudi arabia got a little of that early this year and now qatar as host of the world cup has come in for a fair as host of the world cup has come in fora fairamount of as host of the world cup has come in for a fair amount of criticism itself. i think we're seeing a sense of standing together.— of standing together. interesting, thank ou of standing together. interesting, thank you so _ of standing together. interesting, thank you so much _ of standing together. interesting, thank you so much forgiveness i thank you so much forgiveness thoughts on that particular story. one of the aspects were taking a look at when it comes to the work up into high. the compositions to continue. football is on the pitch but people are still talking about

some of these other issues that surround this workup taking place in delhi, in qatar. stay with us if you can more outside source to come. we started november with temperatures above average and some which. we start december with weather below average and increasingly subtle. why the difference question mark it's regionally being about this low—pressure pollen from the atlantic and this one has the attention of doing the same through tuesday. but you have the brakes doing on its and it will have a slow progression bring a high they day. by progression bring a high they day. by the weekend it comes established across us and bring in so much colder air. we saw temperatures are

cross russia earlier and bring some cold air. first thing tuesday on the chilly side many of us in a patch of frost and some dense patches of fog where some areas could linger. we see some light variable winds across the uk through tuesday. where the fog is lingering it may stick around as low cloud. these are the passengers and anticipated for the areas where we do see son coming out. you can see they are lower than we have been seen recently. sliding down the single figure skills. tuesday into wednesday some missed an american initially through this model are as of once it. clear eyes clear skies through early wednesday. call response on wednesday i think first across northern and eastern scotland. through wednesday daytime there is that front towards the west, we meet when she get some rain

into the northern island scotland through the day but the majority is the high coming to dominate. the winds up a little from the winds on tuesday. mainly, lesser issues in terms of clearing mist and fog but some little cloudy. quite grey and gloomy for many in that ring making its winds up north and western scotland. because there will be a bit more of a breeze temperatures with nudge up briefly on those figures from tuesday but as the high continues to build at the end of the week and texas into the weekend or winds will pick up. or easterly wind, and mistand winds will pick up. or easterly wind, and mist and fog should not be an issue and will still get that dry chillier air.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. this is outside source. security is tightened across in china after a weekend of unprecedented protests against beijing's strict coronavirus controls. rallies have spread to ten cities in the most direct challenge to president xi in a decade. the uk government urges beijing to listen. it's clear that the chinese people themselves are deeply unhappy with what is going on, about the restrictions imposed upon them by the chinese government. the uk government has also condemned the treatment of a bbcjournalist who was handcuffed and beaten by chinese police.

also in the programme: in somalia, eight people have been killed after a siege at a hotel in mogadishu, seized by al shabab fighters on sunday. rishi sunak is about to give his first foreign policy since becoming prime minister and will talk about defending openness on the world stage. we start in china, where unprecedented protests against covid restrictions have spread to some of the country's biggest cities. the united nations has today called on beijing to respect the right to peaceful protests. these are the latest pictures we have from shanghai. as you can see, there's a heavy police presence. and this is from sunday in beijing. it's being described by some as the white paper or aa revolution after demonstrators held sheets of blank paper, as you can see there. for its part, this is what the chinese government had to say.

translation: china has been following the dynamic- zero—covid policy and has been making adjustments based on the reality on the ground, and as we speak, china is following the ninth version of the pandemic protocols and 20 anti—covid measures. we believe that with the leadership of the communist party of china and the co—operation of the chinese people, our fight against covid—19 will be successful. the unrest was triggered by the deaths of ten people who died in this apartment fire last week. some people blame strict covid restrictions for hampering rescue teams. let's hearfrom frank tsai. he was an observer at sunday's protest in shanghai. i haven't seen any protests of this scale in shanghai in the entire 15 years i've lived here. in the past two or three decades, there have been tens of thousands of small—scale protests — usually about labour rights and against land grabs by officials — but very few targeting the central government

and just basically nothing targeting the regime itself, saying that xi or the ccp should step down. this is about china's controversial zero—covid strategy, which aims to eradicate outbreaks. local authorities are under orders to impose a strict lockdown as soon as a covid outbreak is detected, even if it's only a handful of cases. these local lockdowns last until no new infections are reported. those who are infected either have to isolate at home or have to quarantine at a government facility — like this one in shanghai. some have described conditions there as poor. more on this now from steven lynch, managing director of the british chamber of commerce in china. we are seeing political demonstrations, - but i think the bulk- of people demonstrating, they want an end or they want a road map to some level- of normalisation when it comes to zero-covid _ or covid within this country.

again, i cannot stress that i if there is one case in a city, the whole city could be locked down, and that is what's happened - for the last three years i think people are just so worried — i when will the end come? we don't have any- communication around an exit strategy, and that is i what people are calling for. victor gao is chair and professor at soochow university and a veteran party loyalist of the chinese communist party. here's what he makes of the strategy. 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 the dynamic zero—covid policy needs to be more flexible. on the other hand, i think the fact that the zero—covid policy has been pursued for three years have actually resulted in great success in china's fight against 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. we've also been hearing from the artist ai weiwei, who's currently outside china. you use your smartphone to show you're healthy every day- to come out your door. so, in that sense, you're completely controlled, i so they use this kind of house card to control access - to if you have disease or not. this development to bring you, too. a bbcjournalist, edward lawrence, was arrested while covering the protests in shanghai. this is that moment. he was beaten and kicked by police, before being held for several hours. chinese officials say

he was detained as a precaution against being infected with covid by demonstrators. the bbc said... the uk foreign secretaryjames cleverly called the incident "deeply disturbing." he also addressed the protests themselves — have a listen. protests against the chinese government are rare, and when they do happen, i think the world should take notice, but i think the chinese government should take notice. it's clear that the chinese people themselves are deeply unhappy with what is going on, about the restrictions imposed upon them by the chinese government. these are the voices of chinese people talking to their government, and i think it's right that the government listens to what they are saying. yaqiu wang is a senior researcher on china with human rights watch. we know that the chinese government has a history of really cracking

down on protests and placing protesters for years at the most notable case it was 1989, tiananmen square massacre, and we now have technologies that did not even exist ten years ago. the technology is going to help the government to crack down on the protesters. the protest is a clear sign that people aren't happy with he people aren't happy with xi taking up a third term. i hope he gets the message and i hope it will make the people around him think, how do people who have power around him do something about this? what do you think that will happen? you mentioned tiananmen yourself. we've heard of crackdowns previously. do you think there might be people around him that would speak to him about making a concession? i hope so. i hope he will respond

to people's demand, the bbc is reporting on this, i think it's very important. international media, foreign governments are paying attention on this issue and warning the chinese government that if you dare to crack down on the protesters like you did, there will be punishment. let's turn to somalia. at least eight people have been killed during a siege at a hotel in mogadishu. on sunday, al shabab militants stormed the villa rays hotel, armed with explosives and guns. 12 hours later, gunfire and explosions were still being heard across the capital. we're told some government officials jumped out of windows to escape. somalia's minister of state for environment was inside when the militants attacked. this big, deafening explosion

that shook the building. as soon as it took place, we had 120 seconds leeway. before the soldiers would come in, so we left. the hotel, which is also known as villa rose, isjust 350 metres from the presidential palace in mogadishu. it's popular with politicians and officials. many were inside when it came under attack. in these pictures, you can hear more gunfire and destruction. according to officials, the militants were holed up in one of the hotel rooms as government forces surrounded the hotel. abdirahim saeed is following the story for bbc monitoring.

this is not the first such attack on a hotel— this is not the first such attack on a hotel in— this is not the first such attack on a hotel in mogadishu. there was a similar— a hotel in mogadishu. there was a similar attack where 21 people were killed _ similar attack where 21 people were killed at— similar attack where 21 people were killed at another hotel. the hotel is near _ killed at another hotel. the hotel is near the — killed at another hotel. the hotel is near the presidential palace and also near— is near the presidential palace and also near some important facilities like the _ also near some important facilities like the national theatre. from the get-go, _ like the national theatre. from the get-go, for— like the national theatre. from the get—go, for a like the national theatre. from the get—go, fora number of years like the national theatre. from the get—go, for a number of years now, al get—go, for a number of years now, at shall— get—go, for a number of years now, at shall bad — get—go, for a number of years now, al shall bad have justified their attacks— al shall bad have justified their attacks on hotels, on paper they are al-anda _ attacks on hotels, on paper they are al-qaeda affiliated and al-qaeda have said _ al-qaeda affiliated and al-qaeda have said they don't attack civilians. _ have said they don't attack civilians, but al shabab justify it by saying — civilians, but al shabab justify it by saying they are security and military — by saying they are security and military installations. al shabab is an islamist militant group allied to al qaeda, which is known to carry out a string of attacks across somalia. in august, somalia's president pledged �*total war�* against the group following an attack on another hotel in the capital. in response, al shabab intensified its assaults. there are pictures from mogadishu in october after two car explosions killed more than 100 people. al shabab said it was responsible,

and that its target was the education ministry. let's hearfrom the environment minister again. i am angry, i am motivated more than ever that there is a need that everybody comes together and makes sure that this menace is subdued and defeated. and taken to jail. i feel lucky i escaped, i feel sorry that i'm part of the government that sort of let these people down. bbc somalia's bella sheegow. this area was one of the most highly guarded areas in somalia. it's highly fortified, and still, al shabab has found a way to penetrate through all the security checkpoints and go to that place, get inside and kill people.

this shows that somali security forces and intelligence is really very weak, and this question is a question that a lot of people in somalia are asking themselves right now. as a reporter who used to be in mogadishu reporting about incidents like this, this is not the first time that it happened. it happened in the past, and al shabab has made it happen to attack areas like this to show dominance, to tell the government that they are still there and they are in control. and it's notjust the security forces, it's also that al shabab is getting somehow stronger. they also built their intelligence and they are now carrying out attacks in places like this. so, the situation is kind of getting out of hand,

and if things continue on like this, al shabab may do things which are much worse than this. i was also reading the drought, but they've also been accused of blocking humanitarian aid. i wonder whether the people of somalia have changed their opinion in any way about al shabab or whether they might be of pushback against the militant group. we have seen how people in somalia have changed their views about al shabab. the government is now being backed by organised clans and militias, all of which are coming up together to support the government, and they're being part of the fight against al shabab.

football in qatar is bringing a rare show of unity among our patients. —— among arab nations.

this is outside source. security is tightened across china, after a weekend of unprecedented protests against beijing's strict coronavirus controls. unprecedented protests against covid restrictions which have spread to some of china's biggest cities. the white house has just the white house hasjustjoe biden is monitoring the situation. tens of millions of people are living under some kind of lockdown.

local authorities must impose strict rules even if only a handful of covid cases are found. our medical editor fergus walsh explains. china's population is trapped in the midst of an unwinnable war. zero—covid has kept cases and deaths very low so far, but at relentless cost to personal freedoms and livelihoods. zero—covid means zero tolerance of any coronavirus infections. that looks increasingly unsustainable in the face of the highly contagious omicron variant. china has relied almost entirely on its own vaccines. they are reasonably effective. a study in hong kong found that two doses of the chinese corona vaccine gave 70% protection against severe illness or death. but that compares to 90% protection from the us german vaccine of pfizer biontech. a key problem is china's low vaccination levels among older people. just over half of the over—60s have

had three doses of vaccine. among the over—80s, that falls to just 20%. that low uptake seems partly down to a suspicion of modern medicine among many older chinese people. compare that with the uk, where 80% of the over—80s have recently had their autumn booster with an updated omicron—specific vaccine, and most of them will have had five jabs. early on in the pandemic, china built several covid hospitals in a matter of days, but nearly three years since coronavirus emerged, its vast population now has almost no natural immunity against it. they can't keep that a virus out forever. it's a slippery eel, this virus, it is evolving and changing and getting more infectious and harder to control with lockdowns and segregation is in the way it has been in the past. i think the way out for china is to get highly effective vaccines

against the current variants into the elderly population as fast as they possibly can. modelling suggests ending zero—covid without more vaccination would allow omicron to tear through the population, overwhelming intensive care units and causing an estimated 1.5 million deaths. while most of the world has returned to pre—covid normality, china has yet to show it has an exit plan from the pandemic. fergus walsh, bbc news.

full tragedy comes solidarity. it was a disaster waiting to happen with half the home illegally built and unable to withstand it, but for now the needs are too great to look back. translation: ~ , back. translation: , , ., ,, translation: we must show spirit, it is a catastrophe _ translation: we must show spirit, it is a catastrophe that _ translation: we must show spirit, it is a catastrophe that has _ translation: we must show spirit, it is a catastrophe that has hit _ translation: we must show spirit, it is a catastrophe that has hit the - is a catastrophe that has hit the island and our hearts. we need to show beyond the disaster it's a catastrophe that has hit the island and our hearts. we know to show that beyond that disaster we know there have been errors in the past, of course, but we want to be part of the future. it was before dawn on saturday that, after torrential rain, the earth began to slide, pouring mud and debris down the hill, engulfing what lay in its path. today, the clean—up went on, slowly lifting what was hurled down here in seconds, the force of the mudslide devastating to see. far above the sea front is where the onslaught began. on santa barbara street lives are in ruins, houses caked in mountains of mud. everybody here was either hit or knows those who were.

new victims are taken away as the number of dead continues to grow. beneath the mud are homes, cars but also bodies. we just met an elderly gentleman who had discovered that his grandchild had been buried by the landslide here. he was too emotional to talk. well beyond the clean—up, this is a community that will take so long to recover. broco castaldi does what he can to help clear his uncle's home, deluged by the rivers of mud. we are scared because we are living under this mountain that can go down at any moment. we are scared and we are very sorry for the people who lost their lives. do you know people on this street? yes, most of them, most of them. it's a small city and we know everybody. it's like a small family all around this place. there's little more they can do now than to wait as the search and rescue operation goes on, scouring the island

for those still missing. climate change and extreme weather have collided with ischia's corrupt construction. for this stricken island, it's been a calamitous mix. mark lowen, bbc news, ischia. let's return to the football world cup in doha and look at how it's being perceived in the rest of the middle east. in a region that's known for its tensions, religious differences and competition between countries, the tournament has brought out something else — a rare show of unity. we saw it after the first upset of the tournament — when saudi arabia beat argentina. qatar's emir was in the stadium, wearing a saudi football jersey over his shoulders. this is even more surprising given their history — for more than three years, saudi arabia and other gulf nations had no diplomatic

ties with doha. the opening week of the world cup was overshadowed by political controversy and high—profile gestures of support for human

i spoke to the wall street journal's middle east correspondent, stephen kalin. i think we have seen saudi and qatari ties improving since the rift was mended last year. that is not terribly surprising. saudi arabia's surprise victory over argentina last week really gave a boost to the saudi excitement. the fans visiting qatar, many probably for the first time since the rift ended. i think there is a sense of rallying around having the first world cup in the middle east.— having the first world cup in the middle east. ., , ., , ., , middle east. there was also germany coverin: middle east. there was also germany covering their — middle east. there was also germany covering their mouths _ middle east. there was also germany covering their mouths in _ middle east. there was also germany covering their mouths in protest i covering their mouths in protest over 3a�*s decision to ban inclusivity and the armbands, and there was a push back by the fans in there was a push back by the fans in the stand holding a picture of measured ozone, basically criticising germany hypocrites for

what they did. —— over fifa's decision. is this more of a battle between the middle east and the west, ratherthan between the middle east and the west, rather than actual unity? between the middle east and the west, ratherthan actual unity? i think what we are seeing is something of a closing of ranks among countries in the middle east that feel like they have been treated the same way, in what they view as the same unfair way by the west. particularly this year, when much of europe and the us have been asking qatar, saudi arabia, the united arab emirates to pump more gas and oil to help deal with the shortage because of the ukraine crisis and the sanctions on russia. but also being criticised at the same time for human rights violations and abuses. there is a sense across the middle east,

particularly across the gulf, that they are being asked to do something as a good friend but being criticised by the same token, so saudi arabia had a lot of that earlier this year, and now qatar as host of the world cup has come in for a fair host of the world cup has come in fora fairamount of host of the world cup has come in for a fair amount of criticism itself, and i think we are seeing a sense of standing together. staying with the world — sense of standing together. staying with the world cup, _ sense of standing together. staying with the world cup, some - sense of standing together. staying with the world cup, some breaking | with the world cup, some breaking news from qatar. in the past few minutes, a man with a rainbow flag invaded the pitch during the game between portugal and uruguay, it is currently 1—0 portugal. this comes amid controversy over fifa macro's decision not to allow a number of teams to wear the rainbow one love armband. also talks about the respectful iranian women, so two protests at the same time. in london, china is expected to feature in uk prime minister rishi sunak�*s

first majorforeign in uk prime minister rishi sunak�*s first major foreign policy speech since taking office a month ago. this is in the guild hall in london, they are having dinner and he is expected to speak in 20 minutes or so. stay with us on the bbc for details and other stories. we started november with temperatures above average for the time of year and some very wet and windy weather. we're going to start december with temperatures nudging below average and the weather becoming increasingly settled. why the difference? well, recently, it's all been about these areas of low pressure piling in from the atlantic. and this one looks like it's got good intentions to try and do the same thing through tuesday, but it will get the brakes put on it through the middle of the week by that high extending across from the east. it's quite a slow progression for the high. itjust builds gradually day on day, but by the weekend, it becomes properly established across us. and by then, it will tap us into some much colder air. we've seen temperatures across russia recently well below average, and that colder air will come across towards

scandinavia, then the uk. first thing tuesday, on the chilly side, many of us seeing a patchy frost and some dense patches of fog, which in some areas could linger. we're only going to see very light variable winds across the uk through tuesday. so where we get the fog lingering, our temperatures will be pegged back, and even where it lifts in some areas, it may stick around as low cloud. these are the best of our temperatures and these are anticipated for the areas where we do see the sun coming out. and you can see they are lower than we've been seeing recently. we're sliding down that single figure scale. overnight tuesday into wednesday, some mist and murk initially, but the wind likely to pick up to the south of the uk through the small hours of wednesday. so perhaps, actually, clearer skies to the south first thing wednesday and a little milder. coldest spots on wednesday, i think first thing, will be across northern and eastern scotland. and then through wednesday daytime, there's that front towards the west. well, it mayjust manage to get some rain into northern ireland and western scotland through the day, but for the majority, it's

the high coming to dominate. the winds perhaps up a little on the winds on tuesday. may mean we've got lesser issues in terms of lingering mist and fog, but i think there could be quite a lot of low cloud around, so quite grey, quite gloomy for many. and there's that rain just briefly making its way into northern ireland and western scotland. because we're going to have a little bit more of a breeze, and therefore a slightly milder start to wednesday, temperatures perhaps just nudge up briefly on those figures from tuesday. but as the high continues to build through the end of the week and takes us into the weekend, our wind will pick up, our easterly wind. mist and fog shouldn't be such an issue, but we really will start to drive through that chillier air.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. purity has tightened across after unprecedented protests against district run a virus controls —— security has. the most intense protests in a decade. rishi sunak is due to give his first foreign policy speech in the coming prime minister. he is said to be saying more about openness. footballers in scotland be banned from heading the ball the day before or after matches because of concerns of brain injuries.

environmental campaigners say before show full industry is wasting enough myth —— the fossil fuel history is wasting enough methane gas... and is not capturing it. hello and welcome. you are watching bbc news. heavy police presence in major chinese cities, including beijing and shanghai, appears to have stopped further demonstrations against covid restrictions. a number of people were arrested after large protests over the weekend. the chinese capital became the latest city calling for an end for covid restrictions. the symbol of this movement has become white sheets of paper, with protesters holding them up to signify the way in which people are silenced here by official censorship. they are chanting that strict

lockdowns and compulsory testing should stop. but dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the crisis is also spilling over into calls for press freedom and democracy. translation: we want freedom, not unlimited government power. | we want the rule of law. we don't want the next generation to live in this era of horror. zero covid in china has meant trying to return each outbreak to zero infections, using strict stay—at—home orders, travel bans and phone apps tracking people's movements. entire cities are sometimes officially locked down or effectively closed with businesses shut. yet covid—19 continues to spread. the country posted record new case numbers over the past five days in a row. last month the country's leader, xijinping, said there would be no swerving from the current approach, as he entered a historic third term in power. now protesters in the south—western city of chengdu are blaming him personally for allowing the covid

crisis to continue. they've criticised his lifetime leadership entitlement and said their country doesn't need an emperor. this followed earlier calls in shanghai for xijinping to step down, and for the communist party to give up power. at the site where protesters clashed with police, barriers have gone up to stop crowds gathering again. passers—by taking photos are being forced to delete them and there is a heavy police process in the area. waves of anger initially spread across china following an apartment block fire in xinjiang last week, which killed ten residents. people have blamed covid restrictions for hampering the access of firefighters and blocking escape routes. the chinese government says this isn't true. translation: forces with ulterior motives have used social media i to link the fire to the zero covid policy, but the local government has

combated these rumours and smears. either way, these protests have unleashed a discontent which has been not very far below the surface. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero covid will end. if the government has a plan, it has not told people what it is, and so the belief that this could go on forever is causing a lot of consternation among the general public. xijinping's administration has had years to prepare for an eventual opening up but spent that time telling its citizens how lucky they were to live in china. now there is widespread unrest and it doesn't seem to have a clear way out. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. a short time ago, we heard from our world affairs editorjohn simpson. he said china pleasant president

would have no choice but to stick to the zero covid policy because, as the zero covid policy because, as the ruling party sees it, there is no other option. == the ruling party sees it, there is no other option.— no other option. -- china's president- _ no other option. -- china's president. when _ no other option. -- china's president. when the i no other option. -- china's i president. when the president of china looked at the reasons why the soviet communist party had collapsed in russia, they identified a —— essentially the strand that the government, the party there, had been too soft, and allowed people to come out onto the streets, and at that stage, clearly, xijinping decided that the way china has been run in the 80s and 90s, where in the 90s, really, after the disaster of tiananmen square in 1989, they had also been too soft, they allowed people to do too much of what they wanted to do. and he cannot possibly now go on television and say, i have

heard what you say, we will find other ways around this and let's get on together. he cannot do it. it is simply not the person that he has presented himself as, and it would be a fatal weakening, frankly, it if he did try that. what he can do is try to say all the different provinces and local party organisations in china, you do the dirty work. you send your cops out and so on. and in the hopes it will not touch him. but already we are seeing people in the streets saying, down with xi jinping, down with the communist party. it is getting to be quite late in the scale. he is going to have to do something quite fast. and that was john to have to do something quite fast. and that wasjohn simpson there. in

his first major speech on foreign policy of the prime minister is to tell international dignitaries and business leaders in london that he will do things differently to his predecessors as he stresses the need to reinvigorate relationships in europe. in a speech which we are expecting in the next 30 minutes, the annual lord mayors banquet, rishi sunak is expected to say defending the value of openness would be one of the cornerstones of his uk foreign policy. let's speak to our correspondentjonathan blake to our correspondent jonathan blake who to our correspondentjonathan blake who is in westminster this evening. jonathan, just tell us a little bit more about what we're going to here this evening. this more about what we're going to here this evening-— this evening. this is quite a moment for rishi sunak. _ this evening. this is quite a moment for rishi sunak. we _ this evening. this is quite a moment for rishi sunak. we know _ this evening. this is quite a moment for rishi sunak. we know quite i this evening. this is quite a moment for rishi sunak. we know quite a i this evening. this is quite a moment for rishi sunak. we know quite a lot| for rishi sunak. we know quite a lot of his economic and domestic policy in the uk, but not too much about foreign policy, the uk's relations with other countries around the world. he has made brief appearances on the world stage, at the g20 summit and on the world stage, at the g20 summitand the on the world stage, at the g20 summit and the cop 27 climate summit as well, but this is really his first chance you set out his stall

in some detail. about his approach to foreign policy. the most interesting, perhaps the most controversial part, will be where he talks about britain's adversaries and uk competitors on the world stage, and impart their use talking about russia and china, and he will talk about a policy of robust pragmatism —— and in part, there, he is talking about the a place of grand rhetoric. as places like china and russia planned for the long—term i amid a frantic pace of change, the uk cannot be left behind. he will not put it quite like that, but you will talk about needing to engage with those country but also standing up with those country but also standing up to them as well, and it is that that is coming for some criticism already, even in the brief passages of the speech down the street has released. one leading critic of the

uk policy towards china, ian duncan smith, says it will be seen as a sign of weakness by the chinese, this talk of robust pragmatism, and he has likened it to the policy of appeasement which saw nazi germany allowed to expand its territory in the run—up to the second world war unchecked. the run-up to the second world war unchecked. . ., ., ., �* ., ,, the run-up to the second world war unchecked. i ., ., ., �* ., ,, ., ,, unchecked. ok, jonathan blake, thank ou ve unchecked. ok, jonathan blake, thank you very much — unchecked. ok, jonathan blake, thank you very much for _ unchecked. ok, jonathan blake, thank you very much for that, _ unchecked. ok, jonathan blake, thank you very much for that, and _ unchecked. ok, jonathan blake, thank you very much for that, and we - unchecked. ok, jonathan blake, thank you very much for that, and we will. you very much for that, and we will be bringing you some of that speech live, hopefully, in the next one he minutes. there are at least a0,000 asylum—seekers staying in hotel accommodation in different parts of the uk. that is according to the home office. most migrants claimed asylum on arrival and many are then housed in hotel rooms while they wait for the outcome of their applications. that process is plagued i delays and mps were told last month that the government was spending around £7 million a day on hotel accommodation for asylum—seekers and refugees. our correspondentjenny kumah has been

looking at the end of the policy in the seaside town of torbay in devon. this resort has a long tradition of welcoming visitors, but the sending of asylum seekers to hotels here is having a mixed impact on the area. are you getting all your bits ready? this family have lived and worked in this hotel for over a year. but now they are packing up with nowhere to go, so asylum seekers can move in. fundamentally, we've lost ourjobs, our livelihoods and our accommodation in the run—up to christmas. don't forget baby peter. the home office took over this third hotel in the area this month. the couple say they and other long term residents were told they had to go. how do you feel about the fact that you're having to move out so that asylum seekers can move in? well, we understand that the government has a duty of care to anybody who lands on our shores, basically, but it also has a duty of care to the people already here. you know, it's got to be justice for everybody, you know? what's it been like

since you got here? this couple told me they fled to the uk earlier this month in fear of their lives. they didn't want to reveal their identities. i feel safe now because no—one will come to arrest me or my husband. but living in a hotel room with young children has been challenging. my kids, every single day, they are asking me about school, "when do we go to school? mum, did you choose the right place to come?" i told them, "yes, this is the great uk. we need some help right now. after that we can work. we will not burden others." torbay council says it is focusing on providing the right support, but it's facing costs it can't afford, so it's taking legal action against the home office. it estimates it will spend over £1 million assessing around 20 asylum seekers placed here who have identified themselves as under 18. but for some it's a win—win situation. the owner of this hotel says

the home office contract means it can stay open in the winter. it's plainly better to have asylum seekers in my hotel than being empty. we are not making vast amounts of money. it's not a bonanza, because of course there are other hotels competing with me for the job. the home office says the use of hotels is a short—term solution while it works with councils to find suitable accommodation, but councils here and elsewhere warned they are struggling to cope. jenny kumah, bbc news, torbay. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenagers were fatally stabbed just a mile apart in southeast london. the boys, who were also 16, died on saturday evening following the two separate incidents in greenwich. the police say the attacks are links. professional footballers in scotland

are to be banned from heading the ball in training the day before and after a game. clubs are also being told to limit exercises that involve repetitive heading to one session per week. repetitive heading to one session perweek. research repetitive heading to one session per week. research at glasgow university found former footballers were 3.5 times more likely to die from brain disease. gordon mcqueen was diagnosed with dementia last year. his family called for football to change its rules, as evidence linking brain disease and former footballers grew stronger. earlier this year, clubs in scotland were asked to provide data on heading in training. with the figures in, change is now coming. players are being banned from heading the ball the day before and after a match. heading drills will be limited to one per week. clubs are also being asked to monitor how much heading takes place during a weekly session. so what we are really saying is that for players who may have more

than one multiple head impact during a game, there is a period of time over that next 2a hours or a8 hours when brain function has been shown to slow down, so therefore that's a period we are most concerned about. this was motherwell football club returning to training today, training that could be very different from here on in. the studies that have been done and the evidence that's been shown highlights the importance of what we can do to kind of combat this. anything that these people put in place we'll be fully supportive of. the fa introduced limits of its own on training in england from this season. players are only allowed ten high impact headers per week. i feel the scottish fa, ifeel the scottish fa, that i feel the scottish fa, that is a fantastic initiative to jump ahead of everybody else, that you cannot head the bubble before a match or after a match, and i hope that is implemented by clubs —— had the

ball. the studies around the impact of heading on the brain have made for uncomfortable reading for football and of course for footballers. but the experts are adamant that things have to change. well, that change is here and football is fighting back against a disease that seems to hit its heroes hardest. chris mclaughlin, bbc news. joining me now is michael gray, a neuroscientist at joining me now is michael gray, a neuroscientis— neuroscientist at the university of east anglia- _ neuroscientist at the university of east anglia. thank _ neuroscientist at the university of east anglia. thank you _ neuroscientist at the university of east anglia. thank you for - neuroscientist at the university of east anglia. thank you forjoining| east anglia. thank you forjoining me here on bbc news. i would like to firstjust get your me here on bbc news. i would like to first just get your thoughts me here on bbc news. i would like to firstjust get your thoughts on the van. is this something you entirely back? ~ , ,., , van. is this something you entirely back? ~ , ,., i ., , van. is this something you entirely back? ~ i , van. is this something you entirely back? ~ , i ., , , ., van. is this something you entirely back? ~ i , ., ., back? absolutely. it has been a long time coming — back? absolutely. it has been a long time coming and _ back? absolutely. it has been a long time coming and i'm _ back? absolutely. it has been a long time coming and i'm really _ back? absolutely. it has been a long time coming and i'm really pleased i time coming and i'm really pleased to see that the scottish fa is leading the way once again. hogs to see that the scottish fa is leading the way once again. how do headers affect _ leading the way once again. how do headers affect the _ leading the way once again. how do headers affect the brain? _ leading the way once again. how do headers affect the brain? what i headers affect the brain? what is ha -tenin headers affect the brain? what is happening is _ headers affect the brain? what is happening is whenever _ headers affect the brain? what is happening is whenever the i headers affect the brain? what is happening is whenever the ball i headers affect the brain? what is i happening is whenever the ball comes in contact with the head or the head hits the floor, the brain tissue inside the school wobbles a little bit, and all of that wobbling

damages the underlying structures. now, one or two hits is not really a big deal, but the idea is that we get neurodegeneration occurring after many, many hits over a career of playing. after many, many hits over a career of -la int. ~ i ., after many, many hits over a career ofla in. of playing. when you say neurodegeneration, i of playing. when you say neurodegeneration, how| of playing. when you say i neurodegeneration, how does of playing. when you say - neurodegeneration, how does this manifest over time?— manifest over time? typically, we see neurodegeneration _ manifest over time? typically, we see neurodegeneration in - manifest over time? typically, we see neurodegeneration in a i manifest over time? typically, we see neurodegeneration in a few. manifest over time? typically, we i see neurodegeneration in a few ways. one is in dementia. there is a particular form one is in dementia. there is a particularform of one is in dementia. there is a particular form of dementia which one is in dementia. there is a particularform of dementia which is particularly to sport injuries, and another way that it manifests itself is in terrible diseases like als and motor neurone disease. [30 is in terrible diseases like als and motor neurone disease.— is in terrible diseases like als and motor neurone disease. do we have an indication of— motor neurone disease. do we have an indication of the _ motor neurone disease. do we have an indication of the numbers _ motor neurone disease. do we have an indication of the numbers or— motor neurone disease. do we have an indication of the numbers or any i indication of the numbers or any statistics that show how many sports men and women are affected by this over time? igrate men and women are affected by this over time? ~ ., ., ., ., ,

over time? we do not, and that is... so it is really — over time? we do not, and that is... so it is really important _ over time? we do not, and that is... so it is really important that - over time? we do not, and that is... so it is really important that we i so it is really important that we continue research. one of the studies that might help that is my own study, where we are actually looking at healthy people and people who play contact sport and noncontact sport, both men and women, and we are going to try to get to grips with how people's brain change. i think it is really important to say that sport is very good for the brain. our own data shows that people less than 50, if they've been playing a level of sport, their brains are actually in better condition than the average person, but over 65, our data is showing that the brain is declining a little bit faster. in showing that the brain is declining a little bit faster.— a little bit faster. in terms of the time period _ a little bit faster. in terms of the time period that has _ a little bit faster. in terms of the time period that has been i a little bit faster. in terms of the time period that has been set i a little bit faster. in terms of the i time period that has been set aside, before and after, is that enough time for the brain to recover? does it recover fully? it is time for the brain to recover? does it recover fully?— it recover fully? it is difficult to say- there _ it recover fully? it is difficult to say- there is — it recover fully? it is difficult to say. there is not _ it recover fully? it is difficult to say. there is not really - it recover fully? it is difficult to say. there is not really good i it recover fully? it is difficult to i say. there is not really good data that would suggest that there is a

hard and fast number. my view, we simply need to start somewhere, and i think this is a really great place to start. there needs to be more investigation, and with that investigation, and with that investigation, we will be able to know even better support we did here in the report, i do not know if you were following it, that this was uncomfortable reading for those in the sport. uncomfortable reading for those in the sort. ~ . , uncomfortable reading for those in the sort. ~ ., , it the sport. what is your message? it is uncomfortable, _ the sport. what is your message? it is uncomfortable, it _ the sport. what is your message? it is uncomfortable, it is _ is uncomfortable, it is difficult. nobody in my line of work wants to stop a sport. there are a lot of people that think we do, that is not the case. but we are trying to do is make things a little bit safer, and particularly for children. as i said earlier, sport is really important, both for adults and for children. it is very good for brain health. we're just trying to make it a little bit safer. ~ . ., , ., safer. ok, michael gray of the university _ university of east anglia, thank you

very much indeed. environmental campaigners have accused the government of allowing the fossil fuel industry to waste enormous quantities of gas. the green alliance charity claims the amount of methane being leaked and burned off by the uk's oil and gas infrastructure is actually enough to power more than 700,000 homes. they insist that high energy prices mean that it should be profitable for more of the gas to be captured and used. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has more. look, look, look. to spot a gas with no colour or smell, you need some pretty smart technology. this isn't your average camcorder, is it? no, it's scientific equipment. it's expensive, actually. we've come out with a group of environmental campaigners who have made it theirjob to document when methane is being released. what are we looking at here? we are looking at the main vent of the facility and you can see some

continuous emissions from venting, so, mainly methane. we peer through the fence at a small oil well in hampshire. as part of the extraction process, gas is brought up to the surface and is then vented into the atmosphere. methane is a greenhouse gas and it has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide. and that's why cutting emissions from oil and gas infrastructure like this is seen as one of the simplest ways of slowing the warming of our planet. the uk has a good record of cutting its methane emissions. but in recent years, progress has slowed. most of it now comes from farming and landfill, but the 11% from fossil fuels is seen as the easiest to tackle right now. this is absolutely avoidable. the technologies exist to capture the gas that's being vented and emitted from the various equipment that we see on this site.

the north sea is where the uk's oil and gas industry releases or burns most of its unwanted methane. but could it be doing more? even before energy prices soared, the international energy agency said nearly half of the world's methane emissions from oil and gas could be captured at no extra cost. we estimate that around 750,000 homes could be heated this winter if we stopped flaring and instead piped that gas into people's homes. it's a scandal. the fossil fuel industry doesn't see it that way. they say uk emissions are falling steadily and have committed to cutting them in half by 2030. some facilities are quite old. to repurpose these facilities to capture what the environment agency would called de minimis volumes of methane, a very small amount, is not economically viable. with oil and gas companies enjoying record profits as our planet warms, campaign groups say they should be trying much harder. jonah fisher, bbc news.

it has been described as an archaeological travel trove of. roman was asked in buildings discovered under a farmers field in the county of rutland in the east midlands. the remarkable find was made during the coronavirus lockdown backin made during the coronavirus lockdown back in 2020. we did report on it. but archaeologists have recovered even more. the exact location has been kept secret, but phil mackey was given exclusive access. after a millennium and a half, a roman home has emerged from the soil. this is part of the rutland villa complex first discovered by the landowner's son two years ago. last year, they started digging and found this amazing mosaic, depicting a scene from homer's iliad. nothing like it had ever been found in britain before. they also used ground—penetrating radar to survey the entire field, and saw many more buildings.

this summer, archaeologists returned and uncovered much, much more. just gobsmacked, really. i mean, this is not the sort of survival of archaeology that we expect in a rural situation. this is a complete one—off, really, ithink. this is part of the building. this is the living room here. that is the fireplace. and you can still see the charred remains of a fire that must have been lit 1600, 1700 years ago. and what this site does is it gives a much greater insight into life at a period about which we know very little and will give a greater

understanding of what life was like in roman britain. the field is literally filled with roman rubble. they've found another mosaic, with an intricate pattern. a way for the family who owned it to show off their wealth. it's amazing. it sort of makes up for all the muddy ditches that i've spent a lot of my time in. just being able to work on something like this, it brings you closer to the people who were living here, and you are experiencing the kind of things they were looking at every day. it really does bring it to life for you. they think the site is possibly 100 years older than previously thought, although the mosaics were added much later, in the fifth century. a last blast of roman britain. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. before we go, we're just going to take you to the in the city of london. this is the lord mayor —— the guildhall in the city of london.

he is making introductory remarks and introducing rishi sunak in a moment, who is expected to stand up and say defending the value of openness would be one of the cornerstones of uk foreign policy, saying that his vision is to stand up saying that his vision is to stand up to competitors with robust pragmatism, ratherthan up to competitors with robust pragmatism, rather than grand rhetoric, so we will be watching that very closely and bring you that right here on bbc news. in the meantime, stav danaos has our weather. after what has been a very wet month and mild month, things are looking for different for the very end of november, and indeed, the start of metre logical winter. it is turning much drier and quarter than what we have been used to. we will see some return to overnight fog and frost. for tuesday, we are in between

weather systems. a very benign day, which is why you'll have issues with fog, and will not be going anywhere quickly. maybe rather gray, chilly and gloomy here, but elsewhere, there should be parts of sunshine. these sorts of temperatures, 7—10, is pretty much where we should be for the time of year. but it's going to feel a lot cooler than what we've been used to. then as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, we start to see this weather front trying to push up against this very large area of high pressure, which will continue to dominate the weather, so we could see a bit more of a breeze, thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, then in towards western scotland through the day. elsewhere, though, it's another rather benign day, with areas of mist and fog, which could be stubborn to clear, rather gloomy in places,

but also a little bit of brightness here and there, particularly further west, where we could be up to 11 or 12 degrees. i think though for most, though, in single digits, particularly where the fog and low cloud lingers. and then for thursday, that weather front becomes confined to scotland, more of a breeze here. elsewhere, we're under the influence of that area of high pressure, so lighter winds in the south, so, again, it could be quite cloudy, quite misty, quite foggy in places. a little bit of sunshine here and there. for much of the northern half of scotland, it will stay breezy with outbreaks of rain. that rain becoming confined i think to the northern isles later in the day on thursday. temperatures again up to around 11 degrees in the west, close to single digits i think for the majority of the country. then as we head into friday, we start to pick up more of an easterly breeze, the isobars just becoming a bit closer together, so that breeze will be noticeable i think across southern britain. it'll start to drag in some colder air. nothing exceptionally cold but certainly colder than what we've been used to, and that may pull a few showers in off the north sea as well. so i think, for most, it should be dry and with a bit more breeze, it could break up the cloud and the fog a bit more, so perhaps

a chance of more sunshine around. stay tuned to the forecast. but it's going to feel quite chilly, i think. by this point, by friday, i think most places will be in single digits and it'll feel cooler along north sea coasts with that onshore breeze. that easterly breeze picks up further as we head into the start of this weekend, particularly for england and wales. this weather front always loitering very close to the north of scotland, so we could see further rain for the north—west of scotland, perhaps the northern isles. elsewhere, it's mainly dry, but we pull in a few showers of the north sea and these may have an wintry element to them, certainly over the higher ground, for example, of the pennines. and temperatures for all in single digits, as you can see range from around 5 to 8 degrees. it will feel cool when you factor in the wind. then beyond sunday, as we head into the following week, it looks like it stays cool, further showers along the east coast, and then signs of this area of low pressure building around iberian biscay, which could start to edge its way northwards, so it could turn things a bit more unsettled from next wednesday onwards, but with the cold airmass in place, some of this wetter weather could have a wintry element to it, particularly over the hills in the north. you can see from the outlook, temperatures are going to be around

or below the seasonal norm. that's it. see you later.

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