this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a heavy police presence across cities in china, as authorities tighten security to try to suppress the protests taking place against covid lockdowns. shouting. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero—covid will end. a teenager who shot dead ten people in a racist attack in the us city of buffalo pleads guilty to murder charges, meaning he'll be sentenced to life in prison. charities in the philippines say there has been a sharp increase in the sexual exploitation of children online since the pandemic. we have a special report.

warnings of falling ash, as the world's largest active volcano, mauna loa, in hawaii, begins erupting for the first time in nearly a0 years. and two ukrainian opera houses are recognised at this year's opera oscars' for offerin music in the face of war. a very warm welcome. there are reports from china of a heavy police presence in cities where protests against covid restrictions took place over the weekend. officers were out in force in several areas of the capital,

beijing, where protesters had gathered on sunday. over the weekend, demonstrations spread to the country's biggest cities, with some calling for president xijinping to step down. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has the latest. and a warning his report does contain some flash photography. the chinese capital became the latest city with a demonstration, calling for an end to the country's 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're 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'd 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's 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 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's 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. xi jinping'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's widespread unrest and it doesn't seem to have a clear way out. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. china is also top of the agenda for the british prime minister, rishi sunak, who gave his first major speech on foreign policy on monday. mr sunak has criticised the chinese authorities for what he called their "authoritarian" response to the protests. lets have a listen

to what he had to say. we recognise china poses a systemic challenges to our values and interests, a challenge that grows more acute as it moves toward even greater authoritarianism. instead of listening to their people's protests, the chinese government has chosen to crack down further, including by assaulting a bbcjournalist. we will be getting reaction about what rishi sunak said and also looking at the business reaction in about 20 minutes. a teenager who carried out a racist massacre in the united states six months ago has pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges. payton gendron shot dead 10 people at a supermarket in the city of buffalo. his plea means he will be sentenced to life in prison without parole.

our north america correspondent peter bowes has this update. clearly a racially motivated attack. there is no argument about that. he has pleaded guilty to the charges which included the murders of ten people, all african—american. there was references to a sometimes described as a manifesto document was found on his computer in which he described himself as a white supremacist, the prosecutor referred to the fact that during the shooting which happened in a supermarket in buffalo in new york state, that he had said sorry, that he had apologised to a white man that he had injured and chosen not to kill and the prosecutor said that was further evidence that this was a racially motivated attack. the prosecutors have also been talking about the fact that he researched this

and he planned it for many months — searches were found on his computer where he had been trying to pinpoint an area that was predominantly african—american where there would be a high number of black people in this particular supermarket. let's get some of the day's other news: police across europe have broken up a criminal network which controlled a third of the continent's cocaine trade. officials says almost 50 arrests have been made and more than 30 tonnes of drugs have been seized. among those being held is a british national suspected of being one of the ringleaders. the world health organisation says it's renaming the monkey pox virus after receiving complaints that the current term is racist and stigmatising. the infection will now be called mpox. the old term will be used alongside the new one for a year, before being phased out. elon musk, the owner of twitter, says apple has stopped most of its advertising on the social media platform. he accused apple of censor ship and of threatening to remove twitter from its app store. the feud comes as many

companies have halted advertising on twitter over concerns about mr musk�*s content moderation plans for the site. we'll have more on that story in the bussiness section of the programme in about 20 minutes�* time. the philippines has become one of the world's largest centres of child sexual exploitation online. and charities say there's been a sharp increase in reported incidents since the pandemic when many vulnerable children were exploited during lockdowns often by close family members keen to make money. much of the abuse is filmed on webcams, paid for by customers in the us, australia, the uk and other european countries. our correspondent laura bicker has the story. and her report includes some distressing details.

dog barks this is manila's new front line in a war the police are not winning. a young boy is led out of the room by a social worker. he and his two sisters have been forced to act out live sex shows on camera, by their mother. this home in a graveyard is where the children had to stay during a prolonged pandemic lockdown, with a parent desperate for cash. it's absolutely tiny. so, are you taking evidence now? yes. this is the subject, the mother. she's the mother? yeah. so, the mother is there still? yes. it's thought the mother was paid around $20 by a paedophile in australia to exploit her own children. police gather evidence — sex toys, smartphones. they're coming under pressure to deal with a drastic increase in these cases. singing

there is some help for those who've gone through this trauma. at this children's home, they discuss the fairy tale, cinderella. ten—year—old maria speaks up. "she didn't give up. "even during hard times, she still has hope," she says. "just like us. "even though our parents abused us, "we should copy her." maria and her brothers john and eric were raped on camera by their mother, their aunt and uncle. the money theirfamily made came from accounts in the uk and europe. today, all three are safe. and now, seven—year—old eric loves to sing. singing

however, this is the emotional cost of that abuse. all cry out. it may be distressing to hear, but this is their therapy, their release. "why me?" is the most common cry. "why your own flesh and blood?" eventually, the pandemic contributed to the exploitation and abuse of children. since they are isolated, they thought that this is the only means of getting income and feeding their family. so, these children are influenced by their families that this isjust an easyjob, they don't need to do anything, just be naked in front of the video and they can earn something. and yet these young people do have hope. they're taught ways to stay

strong, coping mechanisms. they're encouraged to play, to be children again, while the adults who've spent decades fighting child exploitation here take on a bigger battle. there has to be international law, this is the only way. and the un should be involved in this and all national governments, they must cooperate together to restrict the passage of the child abuse material and the online streaming of the sexual abuse of children. one arrest in one home. these officers are getting international help to trace abusers around the world, but charities believe that more needs to be done to prevent millions of children being abused by those they should be able to trust. laura bicker, bbc news, manila. stay with us on bbc

news, still to come: we take a look at the upcoming world cup match between england and wales — which is being called the battle of britain. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i feel so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult - suspected of killing - sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11 o'clock this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just

a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, then philippe cossette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc news. the main story this hour — there's a heavy police presence across cities in china, as authorities tighten security to try to suppress the protests taking place against covid lockdowns. let's stay with that story. josh chin is a reporter covering china for the wall streetjournal, and author of surveillance state. hejoins us now from seoul. what you think is going to happen next?— happen next? well, all decisions _ happen next? well, all decisions and - happen next? well, all decisions and try - happen next? well, all- decisions and try ultimately come down to one man, that is xijinping. and we don't know

what he's going to do, but he has shown in the past, with hong kong pro—democracy protests in 2019, that he really has very little patience for political demonstrations, and little inclination to listen to them. in this case, he may be forced to ultimately sort of change china's approach to covert controls both by the public anger and by damage to the economy, even if he continues to call his covert policy by the same name. find continues to call his covert policy by the same name. and if that's the case, _ policy by the same name. and if that's the case, that _ policy by the same name. and if that's the case, that would - policy by the same name. and if that's the case, that would be . that's the case, that would be quite an unusual step for him, wouldn't it? it would be a u—turn on a policy he has been so pragmatic about. even when you look at the new leaders he appointed to work with him going forward at the national people's congress, many of whom are really strong zero policy supporters. are really strong zero policy sweden-— supporters. that's right. xi jin - in: supporters. that's right. xi jinping has _ supporters. that's right. xi jinping has really latched i jinping has really latched himself to this policy. all of the state media reports about

it, the writing about it, all identifies it as his policy, and that is really painting him into a corner now. that is why you have these remarkable scenes in china of protest is actually calling for xi jinping to step down, which would have been unimaginable in china a few months ago. and so he may be forced to change, but he has a record of being pretty stubborn, so we willjust have to see whether he actually will implement the changes that people are asking for. but as ou people are asking for. but as you say. _ people are asking for. but as you say. he _ people are asking for. but as you say. he is— people are asking for. but as you say, he is backed - people are asking for. but as you say, he is backed into i people are asking for. but as you say, he is backed into al you say, he is backed into a corner to a degree because the impact on the economy and clearly the unrest bubbling under the surface, no matter how much they may try and suppress that, if they continue with these localised lockdowns, this will erupt again, surely? in china, one thing the communist party has on its side as the words most

sophisticated digital surveillance state. that system got overwhelmed over the weekend i think because the government was caught off guard, but now that they know what to look out for, you're already starting to see this with police flooding into the streets, and also we are getting reports of police using cell phone data for example to track people who are at protests, we are starting to see them use that system to exercise control. so i suspect you can see more of that. it is not going to solve the issue of course. people are still angry, frustrated, and i think you have had a real loss of political trust in china and we will have to see how xi jinping tries to address that, and it may be by easing some of the covid restrictions. we may be by easing some of the covid restrictions.— covid restrictions. we will kee - covid restrictions. we will kee a covid restrictions. we will keep a close _ covid restrictions. we will keep a close eye. - covid restrictions. we will keep a close eye. very - keep a close eye. very interesting to get your perspective on what is happening in china. as i have mentioned we will have more on that shortly as well. but now let's tell you about the world's largest active volcano in hawaii, it has started to

erupt for the first time in nearly a0 years. the world's largest active volcano, mauna loa in hawaii, has started erupting, for the first time in nearly a0 years. the authorities have warned of falling ash, but say lava is not an immediate threat to people living nearby. wendy urq hart reports. in the dark of night, the orange glow of lava is visible on the slopes of mauna loa, which sprawls across more than half of hawaii's big island and towers, some a,000 metres above sea level. for years, the volcano has been fast asleep, but on sunday morning, the united states geological survey, or usgs, recorded the first rumblings in nearly four decades. at first, it was thought the eruption would be contained in the caldera, or summit crater. but now red—hot lava is spewing over the top and smoke, ash and debris is drifting down the mountainside. so far, it's sliding into an area that's uninhabited and is not considered to be life—threatening. the problem is it can change direction and speed very suddenly.

so emergency services have been put on high alert and locals have been advised to be ready to move at a moment's notice. there is the potential for lava flow hazards if the eruption continues, and lava flows can make it that far down the slopes of the volcano. and then there's the hazard of volcanic gases to make what they call vog. this volcanic fog that's can be bad for your respiratory tract because it's got droplets of acid in it. when mauna loa erupted in 198a, the lava came within 8km of the city of hilo, but it's impossible to predict where it will go this time. wendy urquhart, bbc news. millions of football fans are expected to tune in later when england and wales play each other in the game that will decide their world cup futures. the match, which is being called the "battle of britain", will be attended by the british sports minister,

stuart andrew, who says he will wear the rainbow coloured anti—discrimination armband prohibited by fifa. my colleague lucy hockings has been speaking to our sports editor, dan roan. she began by asking about the impact of mr andrew wearing the armband. when he is at the stadium, maybe he will come into close quarters with gianni infantino, the fifa president. we have seen similar scenes of course last week when politicians from both germany and belgium wore that armband as well to try and make i think something of a point. stuart andrew is himself openly gay. he is a minister, and he says he is determined to do so. he thinks it was very unfair, he says, that those teams were told very late on that were the captains to wear that were the captains to wear that are banned, they would be hit with sing —— sporting sanctions, booked or even sent off perhaps by the referee in those matches, so that could provide a little bit of tension

perhaps off the field as well as on it, and it comes with the head of the local organising committee, the supreme committee, the supreme committee of qatar 2022 at the same time in an interview with the british broadcaster saying that wearing that armband, he feels, is a divisive gesture to the arab muslim world and one thatis the arab muslim world and one that is unnecessary, and he thinks is introducing a political angle. so once again, even though now we are fully into this tournament, with some great games of course, that political slide show just rumbles on. political slide show 'ust rumbles omi political slide show 'ust rumbleson. ., _ rumbles on. the controversy continues — rumbles on. the controversy continues off _ rumbles on. the controversy continues off the _ rumbles on. the controversy continues off the pitch. - rumbles on. the controversy continues off the pitch. can l rumbles on. the controversy continues off the pitch. can i get your thoughts of what we get your thoughts of what we get to see on the pitch they when england take on wales? the first thing to _ when england take on wales? tue: first thing to say when england take on wales? tte: first thing to say it when england take on wales? t'te: first thing to say it is when england take on wales? tte: first thing to say it is an historic occasion, it is the first time ever two british home nations teams have played each other at a world cup. i was here for the drawback in april, and the moment that became clear that england and wales would play each other on a stage as huge as this, it was a stage as huge as this, it was a mouthwatering moment to look forward to. they really will be

a momentous sporting occasion. the respective fortunes of the two teams are very different. england are almost certain to go through buying what would almost be an unthinkable a—0 defeat, ora almost be an unthinkable a—0 defeat, or a defeat by four goals of any scoreline, to wales. i think given the respective forms of the team, it is very unlikely. stranger things have happened in sport as you know but i think it is a real long shot, whereas wales know they have to win, and they need results elsewhere to go their way. they effectively need a draw between the usa and iran as well. so wales know that their hopes of qualifying to the last 16 hang by a thread in this, theirfirst to the last 16 hang by a thread in this, their first world cup for some 6a years. it is very different for england but i think regardless of all the permutations and calculations, it is already going to be a nerve jangling night, national pride is at stake, so it is going to be quite some occasion. tt going to be quite some occasion-— going to be quite some occasion. . ., i, occasion. it certainly is. dan roan talking _ occasion. it certainly is. dan roan talking about - occasion. it certainly is. dan roan talking about the - occasion. it certainly is. dan roan talking about the big l roan talking about the big match later today at the world cup. two ukrainian opera houses have been recognised at this year's "opera oscars" for offering up music in the midst of power cuts and artillery blasts.

as fighting in ukraine rages on, the opera houses were applauded for giving audiences a chance to escape the day to day reality of war. tom brada reports. hitting the harmonious high notes in the most trying of circumstances. two opera houses from ukraine have won this year's company of the year prize at the international opera awards.— prize at the international opera awards. it's my great pleasure — opera awards. it's my great pleasure to _ opera awards. it's my great pleasure to declare - opera awards. it's my great pleasure to declare both - opera awards. it's my great pleasure to declare both of| pleasure to declare both of these companies as joint winners. these companies as “oint winnersfi these companies as “oint winners. ., ., , , these companies as “oint winners. ., ., , winners. the opera houses of lviv and odessa _ winners. the opera houses of lviv and odessa were - winners. the opera houses of. lviv and odessa were recognised for their outstanding work in challenging situations. while bombs have dropped from the sky, they refused to fall silent. , silent. something very new, very fresh — silent. something very new, very fresh and _ silent. something very new, very fresh and unknown - silent. something very new, very fresh and unknown is i silent. something very new, - very fresh and unknown is being born out of this struggle and this fight, and ukrainian art and music is definitely part of

it. �* ., ., , it. both theatres were initially _ it. both theatres were initially forced - it. both theatres were initially forced to - it. both theatres were - initially forced to suspend performances when russia invaded ukraine in february. but as the walk round on, they reopened their doors, offering the public the opportunity for a moment of musical escape. arnie a moment of musical escape. we start our a moment of musical escape. - start our works after one month after the start of the global war. it is a cultural front for each person who works in the opera theatre, four artists, administrators, for musicians, for everyone. administrators, for musicians, for everyone-— for everyone. the war in ukraine _ for everyone. the war in ukraine is _ for everyone. the war in ukraine is entering - for everyone. the war in ukraine is entering a - ukraine is entering a challenging new phase, with millions facing power cuts as a freezing winter looms. in spite of the many challenges, ukrainian culture continues to find its voice. we have so much for you here on bbc news. we will be looking at all the top stories on a bit more detail in a moment. just to say, if we look at the markets in hong

kong, currently the hang seng is up over a% today. some might call that a dead cat bounce. we will explain all injust call that a dead cat bounce. we will explain all in just a moment so do stay with us. we will explain all in just a moment so do stay with us. hello. 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 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.

mpox this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. calm after the storm — heavy police presence reduces the protests across china, but the situation remains tense. we'll have the latest and market reaction. another crypto casualty — blockfi becomes the latest firm to file for bankruptcy, blaming over—exposure to the ftx cryptocurrency exchange. elon musk takes a bite out of apple, claiming the tech giant has stopped advertising on twitter and could block the network from its apps. and turbulent times for australia's aviation industry, as consumer groups ramp up the pressure on carriers to pay compensation for delayed or cancelled flights.