this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh, the headlines at nine o'clock... the government axes plans to force tech companies to take down harmful, but legal, material. but ministers insist the new online safety bill will protect children the legal but harmful aspect was pertaining to adults. content that is harmful or could hurt children, but is not illegal, so it is legal, will still be removed under this version of the bill. free speech or greater protection from harmful content online, where do you think the balance lies? we'd like to hear your views. you can contact me on twitter , @annita bbc, and use the hashtag bbc your questions.

officials in china annouce an acceleration of the country's vaccination programme, after widespread protests taking place against covid lockdowns. a review of the records of 44 people who died under the care of a neurologist in belfast has found significant failures in treatment. a leading expert on nutrition warns that the cost of living crisis risks parents being unable to afford to pay for school dinners. and england and wales will go head to head in qatar tonight, with both teams fighting for a place in the last 16 of the world cup. we'll be live in doha as fans prepare for the game. good morning and welcome to bbc news.

controversial measures that would have forced big platforms to take down "legal but harmful" material have been axed from the government's revised online safety bill. ian russell, whose daughter molly took her own life in 2017, after viewing online images of self—harm and suicide, has accused ministers of watering down the legislation. the bill previously included a section which required the largest, highest—risk platforms such as facebook, instagram and youtube to prevent people being exposed to harmful material. while adults can access and post anything legal, provided a platform's terms of service allow it — children must still be protected from viewing harmful material, including through the use of filters. critics of this part of the bill claimed it compromised free speech. culture secretary, michelle donelan, has said the revised bill offered "a triple shield of protection" and that adults would have more control over what they saw online. labour's shadow culture secretary, lucy powell criticised the decision

to remove obligations over "legal but harmful" material saying it gave a "free pass to abusers and takes the public for a ride" that it was "a major weakening, not strengthening, of the bill". we will have plenty of reactions to the revised bill, this morning but first here's angus crawford with this report. the online safety bill does complete... a bill tabled. we will be proceeding with the online safety... delayed. well, can i thank my honourable... and amended. it's taken years, but will be back before parliament next week. it was the case of molly russell, perhaps more than any other, that influenced the bill. she took her own life after being exposed to a stream of content about suicide, depression and self—harm. the coroner at her inquest singled out algorithms which relentlessly pushed harmful material. speaking last week, ian russell said it's been hard waiting for parliament to act.

five years of becoming involved in online safety and the subjects that surround it have led me to not believe in anyone�*s words, but instead judge them by their actions. i think the online safety bill is something i care deeply about because, without a change that regulates the companies to operate their platforms more safely, these tragedies will continue to happen. it's too late for me. the culture secretary now seems to have broken the parliamentary gridlock with a series of amendments. so what's in, and what's out? powers for ministers to define legal but harmful content dropped — satisfying free—speech advocates in her party, infuriating labour. but now included —

new criminal offences of encouraging self—harm, and sharing deep—fake pornography. better age verification for children. adult users given more power to block unwanted content. ground—breaking but complex — a law that won't satisfy everyone, but may finally bring to an end the era of big tech regulating itself. angus crawford, bbc news. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. good morning to you. first of all, how exactly did the critics of these measures believe, if they had been included, they would have damaged free speech? the included, they would have damaged free speech?— free speech? the fear was that it ave the free speech? the fear was that it gave the government _ free speech? the fear was that it gave the government too - free speech? the fear was that it gave the government too much l free speech? the fear was that it - gave the government too much power to decide what was harmful, and then internet companies too much power to remove it, and that it could have

led to some things that were a bit uncomfortable, but not necessarily illegal, being taken off the internet. there was a fear about where you drew the line there. so what the government has done is remove that element of the legislation, when it comes to adults. and that has led to some accusations that it has been watered down. laboursay accusations that it has been watered down. labour say that this will not provide as much safety as it would have done before. there have been some claims from activists as well that this essentially dilutes what the government had been planning. but listen to the culture secretary, she was on the today programme earlier. ., , ., earlier. the legal but harmful as - ect earlier. the legal but harmful mm was — earlier. the legal but harmful aspect was pertaining - earlier. the legal but harmful aspect was pertaining to - earlier. the legal but harmful. aspect was pertaining to adults. content — aspect was pertaining to adults. content that is harmful or could hurt _ content that is harmful or could hurt children, but has not illegal, will still_ hurt children, but has not illegal, will still be — hurt children, but has not illegal, will still be removed under this version — will still be removed under this version of— will still be removed under this version of the bill. so the content that molly— version of the bill. so the content that molly russell saw will not be allowed _ that molly russell saw will not be allowed as a result of this bill. and there _ allowed as a result of this bill. and there will no longer be cases like that— and there will no longer be cases like that coming forward, because we

are preventing that from happening, and i are preventing that from happening, and i want _ are preventing that from happening, and i want to be really clear on that, _ and i want to be really clear on that, because that is fundamentally what this— that, because that is fundamentally what this bill is about.— what this bill is about. there is a bit of an issue _ what this bill is about. there is a bit of an issue with _ what this bill is about. there is a bit of an issue with this - what this bill is about. there is a bit of an issue with this bill, - bit of an issue with this bill, that, actually, when you read through it, things are a lot more complicated than they might sound. the honest answer is we will have to wait and see exactly what these amendments look like, to figure out exactly what impact they would have. there is a question, for example, if you remove content that is deemed harmful for children, you remove content that is deemed harmfulfor children, does you remove content that is deemed harmful for children, does that not mean that you are removing that content for everybody? so there is still, in theory, a chance that some things that would be removed that don't need to be removed, there is still, essentially, a legal but harmful clause in there. but the hope that the government has is that it allows it to stop moving to parliament. we be talking about this legislation for years. it's been caught up in all sorts of rows, partly because it is such a

gargantuan piece of legislation that various people have different concerns about different parts of it. what a government is hoping is that this has provided some sort of compromise, that it will allow laws to strengthen safety online to be passed. just another couple we should mention, it does put more of an onus on social media companies to make sure that age verification processes are being followed, essentially that people who are too young are not on websites. secondly, it will mean parents have more access to risk assessments about the potential harm that big websites could do to their children. again, i can't emphasise enough that there are still questions over how this will work in practice. and i suspect more of those questions will be asked over the course of the day. you just mentioned those plans to introduce better age checks for children. ofcom research shows that one in three children have access to aduu one in three children have access to adult content on social media, they

simply fake their ages to get around the rules. so, there will still be voices saying that it is notjust about getting this bill done, it's about getting this bill done, it's about getting this bill done, it's about getting it right. so, we could be talking about this for some time to come yet? the be talking about this for some time to come yet?— to come yet? the government is adamant it _ to come yet? the government is adamant it will _ to come yet? the government is adamant it will get _ to come yet? the government is adamant it will get this - to come yet? the government is adamant it will get this through l to come yet? the government is i adamant it will get this through by summer. that's a pretty tight deadline. it's going to have to go through various parliamentary stages. strangely, it is actually taking a step back in the commons and going back to committee stage before then going to the lords. at the government is adamant it once this done by the end of this parliamentary session. it has to do that, because it can't be carried over again. that, because it can't be carried overagain. ministers that, because it can't be carried over again. ministers seem really determined to push this through. but it is all those questions about how this works in practice. you know, the legal but harmful part for adults is being replaced with a filtering system that would allow an aduu filtering system that would allow an adult to say, i don't want to see that sort of stuff. it could be misogyny, it could be content related to something like eating disorders. it's not completely clear

to me, and i asked the culture secretary about this, how that would be enforced. the argument the government market was making is that tech companies are big, powerful and smart things, they will be able to find ways of doing it. but, again, the detail isn't there, like age verification, not completely clear how that is going to work either. we do have a lot more idea about the principle is that the government thinks will get this legislation through parliament will stop at in terms of the practicalities, there are still a lot of people asking a lot of questions. for are still a lot of people asking a lot of questions.— are still a lot of people asking a lot of questions. for the moment, thank ou lot of questions. for the moment, thank you very _ lot of questions. for the moment, thank you very much. _ lot of questions. for the moment, thank you very much. we - lot of questions. for the moment, thank you very much. we would i lot of questions. for the moment, i thank you very much. we would love to hear from you today about what you think about this issue. where does the balance lie between free speech and between protecting people from content that is legal, but is also harmful, can be harmful? get in touch on twitter.

china has announced it will step up its efforts to vaccinate people against covid—i9 — with a focus on the elderly. the national health commission says it will also shorten the time gap between basic vaccination and booster shots to three months. over the weekend, there were protests in major cities against china's zero—covid policy, with some demonstrators calling for president xi jinping to step down. a senior chinese official acknowledged that lockdown measures in some places are being investigated. let's have a listen. the one size fits all approach, some localities have expanded the area

some people to be put on lockdown, in some regions, without approval, randomly put the entire locality on stack. at present, localities have established an ad hoc working committee to deal with a wrongful practice of arbitrary imposition of restrictions. howard zhang is editor of the bbc�*s chinese service. news of an expanded vaccination programme, is that a tacit admission that china's zero covid policy is wrong, that the stringent restrictions will need to be changed?— restrictions will need to be chanced? , ., ., changed? may be a tacit admission, but it is also — changed? may be a tacit admission, but it is also in _ changed? may be a tacit admission, but it is also in line _ changed? may be a tacit admission, but it is also in line with _ changed? may be a tacit admission, but it is also in line with the - but it is also in line with the traditional management of descent tactics that the chinese government always uses. on one side, as we can see, they start to arrest people and

are flooding major streets, major cities, with police presence. at the same time, they offer a tiny little olive branch to some of the public. so, in a way, this is what they call one hand hard, one hand soft. it is to make sure the protests do not happen again, at least not in the nearfuture. happen again, at least not in the near future-— near future. how big of an olive branch will— near future. how big of an olive branch will this _ near future. how big of an olive branch will this be _ near future. how big of an olive branch will this be seen - near future. how big of an olive branch will this be seen as? - near future. how big of an olive branch will this be seen as? do| near future. how big of an olive - branch will this be seen as? do you think it is going to put an end to protests? so think it is going to put an end to rotests? ., ., ., .., protests? so far, from what we can see, protests? so far, from what we can see. since — protests? so far, from what we can see, since monday, _ protests? so far, from what we can see, since monday, the _ protests? so far, from what we can j see, since monday, the large-scale see, since monday, the large—scale protests have been snuffed out, because the barriers erected on major streets, because the barriers erected on majorstreets, police because the barriers erected on major streets, police by the thousands, lots of places very heavy, and then some of them are doing strip searches, searching people's phones, and we have reports of people being arrested and identified through video images, he

protested. all of these are going on, very harsh, but behind the scenes crackdowns going on. star; scenes crackdowns going on. stay with us, scenes crackdowns going on. stay with us. we _ scenes crackdowns going on. stay with us, we are _ scenes crackdowns going on. stay with us, we are going to talk about rishi sunak, who has been criticising the chinese authorities for what he called their authoritarian response to protests. this was rishi sunak�*s first major speech on foreign policy last night. let's listen to what he had to say. we recognise that china poses a challenge to our values and interests. a challenge that grows more acute as it moves towards even greater authoritarianism. instead of listening to their people's protests, the chinese government has chosen to crackdown further, including by assaulting a bbc journalist. the media and our parliamentarians must be able to highlight these issues without sanction, including calling out

abuses in xian zhang and the curtailment of freedom in hong kong. and we cannot simply ignore china's significance in world affairs. two global economic stability, or issues like climate change. the us, canada, australia, japan and many others understand this, too. the australia, japan and many others understand this, too.— understand this, too. the prime minister, talking _ understand this, too. the prime minister, talking about - understand this, too. the prime minister, talking about the - understand this, too. the prime l minister, talking about the golden era of uk and china relations being over, and talking for the need of robust pragmatism. i guess they could be different interpretations of what that means. what you think the chinese government will make of that? , ., , that? the chinese government still will normally _ that? the chinese government still will normally take _ that? the chinese government still will normally take a _ that? the chinese government still will normally take a two _ that? the chinese government still will normally take a two or- that? the chinese government still will normally take a two or s-stepl will normally take a two or 3—step approach. they will say they hear what you have to say, and then watch what you have to say, and then watch what you have to say, and then watch what you do, and then they will make a calculation and determination what the uk and china relationship will

be on. from past interviews and readings of chinese official documents, you can see they still see, primarily, their main rival is the us. and they do have what many describe as a fortress mentality now. thinking they can pull back to china itself, and rely on what they called the internal circulation to fend off what they see as a salt from the liberal world order, and hopefully they can outlast the liberal world order. in that case, the uk for them is more of a middle kind of player, and not as important as the us. but they will want to win over the uk, as the us. but they will want to win overthe uk, if as the us. but they will want to win over the uk, if possible. if not, they will try to deal with the uk, and we have seen examples of how canada and australia have been dealt with by beijing already. thank

canada and australia have been dealt with by beijing already.— with by bei'ing already. thank you ve with by beijing already. thank you very much- _ a review of the records of 44 people who died under the care of a neurologist in belfast has found significant failures in treatment. dr michael watt came under scrutiny four years ago, when 2,500 of his patients were recalled because of concerns they may have been misdiagnosed. he is no longer working as a doctor. let's talk to our ireland correspondent chris page. tell us more about michael watt and his history with these patients? the name of dr his history with these patients? tie: name of dr michael his history with these patients? tte: name of dr michael watt his history with these patients? t“t2 name of dr michael watt has his history with these patients? tt2 name of dr michael watt has become well—known in northern ireland over the last few years for the wrong reasons. he worked at the belfast health trust until 2017. the year after that, 2500 of his patients were recalled after concerns were raised, the biggest ever

recall to happen in this part of the uk. of those 2500 patients, one in five of them had to have their diagnosis changed. now, he was a consultant neurologist, he treated to conditions like parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis. there have been a few investigations into his practice. an inquiry earlier this year, for example, found there had been significant failures, and also criticised the belfast trust for not picking up on the problems earlier. the latest review concerns patients who were under dr watt�*s care who died. so physicians from the royal couege died. so physicians from the royal college were directed by the health care regulator in northern ireland to take on a sample exercise, if you like. they examined the clinical records of 44 patients who died, they found that over those 44, well, they found that over those 44, well, the misdiagnosis rate was double that which it was in patients that were living. the fact that the

misdiagnosis rate was higher, much higher in patients who died, has obviously raised a whole other set of concerns now, and as regards the families of those who died, well, a number of them are of course wanting further investigations. the health care regulator has said that there may be a case to refer some of these deaths to the coroner for further examination, given that it is a sample number of patients, and a pilot exercise that has been lightened to 44 patient records that have been examined, and the number of patients who have been affected could well run into the hundreds or maybe the thousands. 2, could well run into the hundreds or maybe the thousands.— could well run into the hundreds or maybe the thousands. a sense of what the next steps — maybe the thousands. a sense of what the next steps might _ maybe the thousands. a sense of what the next steps might be. _ maybe the thousands. a sense of what the next steps might be. given - maybe the thousands. a sense of what the next steps might be. given that. the next steps might be. given that this doctor, this former doctor, came under scrutiny for years ago, what steps have already been taken to ensure that there can't be any similarfailures in to ensure that there can't be any similar failures in treatment? to ensure that there can't be any similarfailures in treatment? 255 t similar failures in treatment? as i said, the similar failures in treatment? as i said. the main — similar failures in treatment? " i said, the main investigation has been a full inquiry, which reported

earlier this year, did look notjust at the individual practice of dr watt, but also recommendations around the health service, the ability of other health care staff to blow the whistle if they have any concerns about a doctor or practice. they have also been plenty of recommendations about how doctors on the wider health service in northern ireland should be communicating with patients and their families. again, thatis patients and their families. again, that is a major theme of the review published today. as i say, there is a recommendation that some of the cases could be referred to a coroner, that the cause of death and death certificates, for example, could be in question. some of the families, not all, they want a criminal investigation into what happened. as things move forward, a lot will depend on individual cases, what individual families want. not all of them want the same process, the same outcome, but i think it is

certainly the case that the very sad story of dr watt and his patience still has some course to run. thank ou ve still has some course to run. thank you very much _ still has some course to run. thank you very much indeed. _ tonight, england and wales will go head to head in doha, becoming the first home nations to face each other at a football world cup. with all to play for, england are aiming to qualify for the next round as group winners, while wales must beat gareth southgate's side to stand any chance of progressing to the last 16. our correspondent john watson is in qatar the path is therefore both teams to get through. but admittedly it is a much more complicated path for wales. it much more complicated path for wales. , ,., ., much more complicated path for wales. , ., wales. it is indeed. good morning from doha. _ wales. it is indeed. good morning from doha, where _ wales. it is indeed. good morning from doha, where england - wales. it is indeed. good morning from doha, where england and . wales. it is indeed. good morning i from doha, where england and wales fans are beginning to gather ahead of that match. a huge match, it is always special when england and wales face each other. add into the

mix that it is a world cup, the first time they have faced each other in this competition, and it adds an extra element to it. as you are saying, it is an england's favour at the moment. barring a 4—0 defeat to wales, they will progress to the knockout stages. wales have to the knockout stages. wales have to beat england and hope that iran and the united states, that their match finishes and a draw. that way, wales will progress alongside england. the stage are certainly set. they have had four days to lift chins and adjust horizons. now wales and england's world cups collide. we're england. everybody wants to beat us. there's everything on the line. everything to fight for. england v wales is about history and geography, but this time it's also about maths. the qualification equation favours england — they're top of the group and will go through to the knock—outs if they avoid a four—goal defeat against wales. the welsh can still qualify — they need firstly to beat england. if iran and usa draw,

that victory will be enough to send them through. if that other game is not a draw, wales will need to win by four tonight to knock england out. the welsh position has been weakened by two late iranian goals. heartbreaking. what comes next must be breathtaking. everyone understands the magnitude of this tournament, what it means to the whole nation and, ideally, we wouldn't be in the position we are, where we're relying on permutations and all the rest of it. but it's still there for us to go and do — go and get the three points and see what happens after that. around england there is calm — that is gareth southgate's way — but there are questions as to whether calm became drowsy against the usa. some of the optimism from the 6—2 demolition of iran has evaporated into the arabian air. now southgate takes his team into another atmosphere entirely. the opponent is wounded. they have high motivation to beat england, of course. we know exactly what

they're capable of. we've got to play at our very highest level. we've got to be composed, but we've also got to be ruthless within the game. leek versus the rose... for close to a century and a half, england and wales have been playing football against each other — in friendlies, in qualifying, in home championships and a european championship — but never before at a world cup. expect permutations, maybe even palpitations. it could get complicated. patrick gearey, bbc news. i'm joined by wales fan robert parker, and england fan gareth senior. robert is here with his wife and two microphones. i guess we should start with you. wales have it all to do tonight, don't they?—

tonight, don't they? yes, but i think the pressure _ tonight, don't they? yes, but i think the pressure is _ tonight, don't they? yes, but i think the pressure is off - tonight, don't they? yes, but i | think the pressure is off wales. tonight, don't they? yes, but i - think the pressure is off wales. we are the underdogs in this evening's game. maybe that is better for the players. you know, they have the opportunity to go out, they will have a redwall, 100% backing behind them. as you said in the report, we were a little bit wounded after the iran game, especially how late those goals were. but we've got everything to play for. you know, we only have our own destiny in our own hands. gareth, how are you feeling? because it would take something quite surprising, let's say, where england is to go out. a 4—0 defeat is the only way they can exit the tournament. how are you feeling, how are your nerves? taste tournament. how are you feeling, how are your nerves?— are your nerves? we are not going to lose to wales — are your nerves? we are not going to lose to wales by — are your nerves? we are not going to lose to wales by four _ are your nerves? we are not going to lose to wales by four goals, - are your nerves? we are not going to lose to wales by four goals, it - lose to wales by four goals, it would — lose to wales by four goals, it would he _ lose to wales by four goals, it would be a freak result if we lost 5-1. would be a freak result if we lost m it— would be a freak result if we lost m if you — would be a freak result if we lost 5—1. if you look at the turn performances over the sides of the

tournament so far, wales have been really— tournament so far, wales have been really poor— tournament so far, wales have been really poor for a game and a half, england _ really poor for a game and a half, england destroyed the iranians. they struggled _ england destroyed the iranians. they struggled against the americans on friday _ struggled against the americans on friday. you can't really see the welsh — friday. you can't really see the welsh causing them too much trouble tonight~ _ welsh causing them too much trouble tonight. the england players are not going _ tonight. the england players are not going to _ tonight. the england players are not going to be worried about a large crowd _ going to be worried about a large crowd you — going to be worried about a large crowd. you are looking at top international players that play in front _ international players that play in front of— international players that play in front of hostile crowds every week. they will— front of hostile crowds every week. they will handle the situation and be ok _ they will handle the situation and be ok. ., , ., , they will handle the situation and beok. ., , they will handle the situation and be ok. ., , ., ~' they will handle the situation and beok. ., , ., be ok. robert, what is your take on it from a welsh _ be ok. robert, what is your take on it from a welsh perspective? - be ok. robert, what is your take on it from a welsh perspective? we - be ok. robert, what is your take on l it from a welsh perspective? we have spoken a lot about how long it has taken wales spoken a lot about how long it has ta ken wales to spoken a lot about how long it has taken wales to get back to qualify for a world cup. what have you made of their performances? have you steal been able to enjoy this moment is a welsh fan, despite the performance has not been what you would hope for?— would hope for? yes, i think the important _ would hope for? yes, i think the important thing _ would hope for? yes, i think the important thing from _ would hope for? yes, i think the important thing from our - would hope for? yes, i think the - important thing from our perspective is that this group of players have got us to where we are, we are on a journey, we are enjoying every single minute of the tournament. we have had a fantastic welcome. all of

the other nations have embraced little old wales making it to this tournament. and we havejust little old wales making it to this tournament. and we have just enjoyed every minute we have been here. yes, 0k, every minute we have been here. yes, ok, we will accept that maybe the team hasn't performed at its highest level yet. but that doesn't mean they can't go out tonight and put in they can't go out tonight and put in the performance, you know, that may get us over the line. i certainly believe that we are capable of winning the game. i don't understand why all of the england fans we are speaking to out here seem so deflated about the fact that they drew their game against the usa. the usa are a tough opponent. but, you know, it's always the case that they expect more, may be, that that's what is delivering, and the pressure is on england. it's not on wales this evening. the welsh players can just go out, hopefully they will put in the performance that they deserve the world to see. you know, we have some of the best players in the world, and obviously our captain and

leader, gareth bale, he only needs one chance, one opportunity, and that could be good enough, if we manage to get over the line and win the game. manage to get over the line and win the name. ., ., ,., manage to get over the line and win the name. ., ., y., ., the game. gareth, what have you made a what robert — the game. gareth, what have you made a what robert was _ the game. gareth, what have you made a what robert was saying, _ the game. gareth, what have you made a what robert was saying, this - a what robert was saying, this frustration among england fans that never seems far from the surface, when performances don't go their way. certainly when you consider how well gareth southgate has done as england manager in major tournaments? ihe england manager in ma'or tournaments?i england manager in ma'or tournaments? ., ., ., tournaments? he has done amazing in ma'or tournaments? he has done amazing in major tournaments, _ tournaments? he has done amazing in major tournaments, but _ tournaments? he has done amazing in major tournaments, but there - tournaments? he has done amazing in major tournaments, but there is - major tournaments, but there is always— major tournaments, but there is always the — major tournaments, but there is always the thought process of a lot of fans. _ always the thought process of a lot of fans, who watch a lot of football and see _ of fans, who watch a lot of football and see some of these players, in the fact— and see some of these players, in the fact that he has some of the best attacking midfielders in world football, _ best attacking midfielders in world football, and yet the perception is from _ football, and yet the perception is from watching some of the games on seeing _ from watching some of the games on seeing some of the formations, then some _ seeing some of the formations, then some of— seeing some of the formations, then some of the — seeing some of the formations, then some of the substitutions, that he doesn't _ some of the substitutions, that he doesn't allow them off the leash. you know. — doesn't allow them off the leash. you know, we have talked already before, _ you know, we have talked already before, it — you know, we have talked already before, it has been on many news bulletins. — before, it has been on many news bulletins, about foden not being in the starting 11, and grealish. you have _ the starting 11, and grealish. you have two— the starting 11, and grealish. you have two players that would walk into a _

have two players that would walk into a lot — have two players that would walk into a lot of world 11 teams. it would — into a lot of world 11 teams. it would be _ into a lot of world 11 teams. it would be great if southgate picked his most _ would be great if southgate picked his most attacking side and just told them to go out there and play, and play _ told them to go out there and play, and play if— told them to go out there and play, and play. if they did that, they would — and play. if they did that, they would be — and play. if they did that, they would be a match for anybody. but we seem _ would be a match for anybody. but we seem to _ would be a match for anybody. but we seem to be _ would be a match for anybody. but we seem to be a — would be a match for anybody. but we seem to be a bit defensive at times, and try— seem to be a bit defensive at times, and try and — seem to be a bit defensive at times, and try and stop the opposition, rather— and try and stop the opposition, rather than impose themselves on the opposition _ rather than impose themselves on the opposition. when they impose themselves like they did against the iranians, _ themselves like they did against the iranians, who, let's be fair, that day, _ iranians, who, let's be fair, that day, looked _ iranians, who, let's be fair, that day, looked incredibly poor, england looked _ day, looked incredibly poor, england looked unstoppable. i think if they io looked unstoppable. i think if they go out _ looked unstoppable. i think if they go out with the same mentality tonight— go out with the same mentality tonight and use their attacking players. — tonight and use their attacking players, then they will have too much _ players, then they will have too much in — players, then they will have too much in the locker for the welsh. well, _ much in the locker for the welsh. well, gareth senior, robert parker, great to see you, enjoy it tonight if you can do. plenty at stake, plenty on the line. we have heard about england potentially being let off the leash, we knew that wales wanted to be let off the leash,

because they need goals and a win, thatis because they need goals and a win, that is the only way they can progress. perhaps we are in line for a very open game, it could be something of a classic. yes, there are going to be nerves, emotions are going to be running high, but the opportunity to see england against wales in a world cup is very, very special. a moment many will enjoy as they tune in later. of course, we will have much more build to that game through the day here on the bbc news channel. thousands more homes could be at high risk of flooding caused by climate change and urbanisation in the coming decades, government advisers have warned. at present, over 300,000 english properties are at a high risk from surface water flooding, but that could rise to 600,000 in the next 30 years. a new report calls for stricter controls on new property developments, as well as around £12 billion investment in drainage systems. the world's largest active volcano,

hawaii's mauna loa, has erupted for the first time in almost 40 years. residents have been placed on alert and warned about the risk of falling ash, but so far no evacuation orders have been put in place. our reporter wendy urquhart has the latest. 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 4,000 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 can be bad for your respiratory tract because it's got droplets of acid in it. when mauna loa erupted in 1984, 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. i haven't heard that one before,

vog, volcanic fog, i will remember that one forfurther vog, volcanic fog, i will remember that one for further coverage of this eruption, always fascinating to watch those pictures. a time now for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas, who i am sure has heard of vog before! we have got our own version today, plain old fog, mist and mouth will be quite slow to clear from some places today, but thankfully, after a pretty wet november, the last few days of the month are looking dry and cold as we head through into the start of december. here is where we have got foggy, slow to clear from southern england, the west midlands, the vale of york, dumfries and galloway too. but some sunshine for central and northern parts of scotland, also through wales in the south west of england, some of us seeing glimpses of blue sky later in the day, but through the evening, some and fog forming, it could be more extensive than we have got

first thing this morning. patchy frost around parts of scotland, but not as not as cold as this morning. so foggy for parts of scotland and england in particular, brightness in the south compared to do today, splashes of light rain for northern ireland and western scotland, temperatures between 5—12 . hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the government axes plans to force tech companies to take down harmful but legal material. but ministers insist the new online safety bill will protect children. officials in china annouce an acceleration of the country's vaccination programme, after widespread protests taking place against covid lockdowns. a review of the records of 44 people who died under the care of a neurologist in belfast has found significant failures in treatment. a leading expert on nutrition warns

that the cost of living crisis risks parents being unable to afford to pay for school dinners. and england and wales will go head to head in qatar tonight, with both teams fighting for a place in the last 16 of the world cup. we'll be live in doha as fans prepare for the game. now let's get more on the world cup and head back to doha tojohn watson for the sport bulletin. should have said, see you injust should have said, see you in just a moment! tell us more about the big game. yes, hello again, welcome back to doha, we werejust game. yes, hello again, welcome back to doha, we were just hearing from some of those england and welsh fans, getting a sense of how they feel ahead of the match to come. still so much at stake for both england and wales, both can still progress as they prepare to head into this final group game, the

first time the two nations have faced each other at a world cup. gareth southgate's side are aiming to bounce back from an underwhelming goalless draw against the usa on friday. but england are still in the driving seat — a win would guarantee top spot, while they would also advance if they avoid a four—goal defeat. the england manager was asked by an internationaljournalist to explain the rivalry. well, basically, they're here and we're right there. laughter there's not a lot more i can say than that, really. it's... yeah, it's like any two countries whose borders are next to each other. there's a... there's a competitive rivalry. for me, it's a great sporting rivalry. it's no more, um, no more than that.

asimple and a simple and rather straightforward explanation there from gareth southgate! not as straightforward for wales, they know they have to win, nothing less will do, and they still require results elsewhere to go their way. but they were not made much due get them up for this one, taking on old rivals england. at the bottom of the group, rob page's side must win tonight, if the usa and iran draw tonight, they would progress to the last 16. the last time wales beat england was in 1984. we don't look back at stats, and when was the last time wales beat england. we don't do that to need motivation to win this game. we're hurting as a group, because we know we're better than what we're showing. that's the motivation we need at the minute. and itjust so happens to be that it's england we're playing against. so like i said, we'll pick a team, we'll be ready,

and we'll go and have a go. they will be ready, they need that win. well, england will be looking tojoin brazil in the last 16, after they booked their place in the knockout stages with a game to spare. they beat switzerland 1—0, manchester united midfielder casemiro with the only goal seven minutes from times. the five—times winners are the first team in world cup history to go 17 group games unbeaten in the tournament. in group h, portugal have booked their place in the knockout stages after a 2—0 win against uruguay. both goals came from manchester united's bruno fernandes, although cristiano ronaldo seemed keen to claim he had got his head on fernandes' first effort. defeat for uruguay means they're left with a tense final group game against ghana to try and reach the last 16. well, the match was briefly stopped by a pitch invader,

who wore a t—shirt saying "save ukraine" and "respect for iranian women" whilst also waving a rainbow flag. the invader was caught and taken away moments later. many continue to try to use this platform, obviously, with the world cup being staged in qatar, to raise awareness of some of the wider issues that have been at play in the lead up to this tournament, which has seen many fans with rainbow hats and flags being taken off them, as they head into stadiums, many of them having them as a show of solidarity and support for lgbt fans and the lgbt community, and the sensitivities and complexities around those issues very much at play at this world cup. all eyes will fall on the big match to come tonight, wales and england, and who would have thought it? the first time they have met at a world cup, who would have thought both still in

with a chance of progressing to the last 16 as we head to that final match from them both in that group? john, thank you very much, more from john, thank you very much, more from johnin john, thank you very much, more from john in doha through out the day. let's get more now on our top story this morning. the government has axed part of its internet safety legislation which would have forced big technology firms to remove legal but harmful material from their platforms. critics claimed the measure was a risk to free speech. ian russell's14—year—old daughter molly took her own life in 2017, after viewing images of self—harm and suicide online. he said he was relieved that progress was being made but he felt the plans had been watered down. the evidence that was presented to molly's inquest by the platforms that showed what molly had engaged with when she was online, that contributed to her death, as the coroner concluded at the end of the inquest, the content that she saw and engaged with, i think the most harmful content to her was content that could be

described as legal but harmful. i often say the post that comes to mind is a simple post of a sad drawing of a girl, pencil—drawn girl looking sad, and next to it were the words, "who would love a suicidal girl?" that, in and on its own, isn't necessarily harmful. but when the platform's algorithms send hundreds, if not thousands, of those posts or posts like it to someone who, particularly if they're young and vulnerable, then that content has to be regulated against, the algorithms have to be looked into as well, and that's what the concern is. when you look at some of the safeguards that are being introduced, would that make any difference to your concerns? for example, the fact that there'll be huge fines if companies don't ban underage children? so that if the bans were effective, then they wouldn't be able to see those kind of images. yeah, there's lots of positives as well, and it's of course

important to talk about those. the platforms have not taken seriously the advances in age verification and age assurance that tech now has. they've not paid enough attention to that. they've sort of turned a blind eye to the age of people on their platforms. so that's a step forward. there's another thing that's a positive as well, is that there will be more transparency from the platforms, cos i think they'll be asked to publish their risk assessments into the risks that are available. and more images will become illegal, because they're going to bring self—harm content in line with communications that encourage suicide, they're going to make those illegal. yes, and that's another big step forward and a very important step forward. but i think, in simple terms, if you look at a stat that says a quarter of young people dying by suicide in the uk had suicide—related online experiences beforehand, and this isn'tjust social media... given those sort of stats,

given that four school—age children die by suicide every week in the uk, so roughly it's something like nearly once a week a young person will die, having seen harmful content online that may well have affected them. and that's a horrible stat. so what we need is the assurance from the secretary of state that this watering down of the bill by removing the harmful content is at least boosted in other measures to make it safe for notjust young people, but for all of us to be online. the government is to commit £700 million towards building a new nuclear power station at sizewell in suffolk. it'll be built by the french power company edf using the same design

as the one currently under construction at hinkley point in somerset. the government says its investment in sizewell means chinese money won't be needed. business secretary grant shapps says the new station will help britain achieve "energy independence". this means that we will be building sizewell c, it's going to power 6 million homes, it's going to provide 10,000 jobs, perhaps immediately on—site, 20,000 overall, and a lot of apprenticeships as well. so good news for britain's energy independence. it doesn't mean that, though, does it? what it means is £700 million for the development phase of sizewell c, the cost of which is believed to be around 30 billion — that money still has to be found. well, certainly, money will be raised to build it, it's a combination between taxpayers' money but also private investment, and that is, as you rightly say, is the next stage. but it's a sign of, if you like, the confidence

that the british government has in nuclear as part of our energy mix, and the very important point which has been driven home so clearly by putin's illegal invasion of ukraine, and all that has done to energy prices, that we must have a mix of energy in this country — renewable, wind power, offshore, solar, and nuclear. with me is professor michael fitzpatrick, pro vice—chancellor of coventry university, a supporter of the new power station, and also alison downes from the campaign group stop sizewell c. welcome, both of you. thank you very much for your time this morning. professor, first of all, as we heard in that brief interview with grant shapps, it was put to him that this isjust a portion shapps, it was put to him that this is just a portion of the projected costs of sizewell c. given, if we look at the hinkley point example, it is behind schedule, over budget, what hopes should there be that this

would be completed on budget and within schedule?— within schedule? well, i think that ou within schedule? well, i think that you have to _ within schedule? well, i think that you have to look— within schedule? well, i think that you have to look at _ within schedule? well, i think that you have to look at a _ within schedule? well, i think that you have to look at a nuclear - within schedule? well, i think that you have to look at a nuclear plant of this scale as a very impressive civil and mechanical engineering project, and as we did not invest in nuclearfor many project, and as we did not invest in nuclear for many decades, what we are having to do is to re—establish the supply chain, re—establish the expertise in the building of the plant. so i think it is not unusual that the first of its kind in the uk takes longer and cost more, but we have already seen at hinkley point c that the second unit that is being built, that there are efficiencies from what was learnt building the first unit, and that will then play out. so i think we can have some confidence that the figures are more likely to be as stated now than they were for hinkley point.— were for hinkley point. alison downes, were for hinkley point. alison downes. you _ were for hinkley point. alison downes, you will— were for hinkley point. alison downes, you will know - were for hinkley point. alison downes, you will know the i were for hinkley point. alison - downes, you will know the arguments about britain becoming more energy independent, grant shapps says that the start of this project is a huge

step towards that. what are your key objections to sizewell c? weill. objections to sizewell c? well, let's be clear, _ objections to sizewell c? well, let's be clear, this _ objections to sizewell c? well, let's be clear, this is _ objections to sizewell c? well, let's be clear, this is a - objections to sizewell c? well, let's be clear, this is a national issue. — let's be clear, this is a national issue, because the only way it will -et issue, because the only way it will get that— issue, because the only way it will get that money that grant shapps so confidently says the money will be raised. _ confidently says the money will be raised. is — confidently says the money will be raised, is through bribing private investors— raised, is through bribing private investors to put money in and get an immediate _ investors to put money in and get an immediate return... i am investors to put money in and get an immediate return...— immediate return... i am sure the government _ immediate return... i am sure the government would _ immediate return... i am sure the government would not _ immediate return... i am sure the government would not say - immediate return... i am sure the government would not say it - immediate return... i am sure the government would not say it is . government would not say it is bribing private investors, it will be trying to make the case that it will give them a good return for their money. will give them a good return for their money-— will give them a good return for their money. will give them a good return for their mone . ~ ~' , ., their money. unlike hinkley point c, were all of the _ their money. unlike hinkley point c, were all of the cost _ their money. unlike hinkley point c, were all of the cost and _ their money. unlike hinkley point c, were all of the cost and time - were all of the cost and time overspend is being paid for by edf and its _ overspend is being paid for by edf and its chinese partner, sizewell c, our energy— and its chinese partner, sizewell c, our energy bills will start to see a nuclear— our energy bills will start to see a nuclear tax— our energy bills will start to see a nuclear tax from the day construction starts, and we will be paying _ construction starts, and we will be paying that tax through out construction, for a decade or more before _ construction, for a decade or more before a _ construction, for a decade or more before a single light bulb is late, and that— before a single light bulb is late, and that is on top of the taxpayers' investment— and that is on top of the taxpayers' investment going on. in response to the professor, edf has got experience at building this reactor

before, _ experience at building this reactor before, it — experience at building this reactor before, it has four other disastrously lighter builds which were _ disastrously lighter builds which were overspent, and one of the only operating _ were overspent, and one of the only operating once in china was offline for 12_ operating once in china was offline for 12 months because of fuel failure — for 12 months because of fuel failure. so this is a huge amount of money— failure. so this is a huge amount of money to— failure. so this is a huge amount of money to invest in a reactor technology that hasn't really proven itself _ technology that hasn't really proven itself. ~ . , , ., technology that hasn't really proven itself. ~ . , ., ., itself. what is your reaction to that, professor? _ itself. what is your reaction to that, professor? has - itself. what is your reaction to that, professor? has there - itself. what is your reaction to l that, professor? has there been enough evidence of this type of technology, of the particular design of this nuclear power plant to prove its efficacy?— its efficacy? no, i don't think that is the case. _ its efficacy? no, i don't think that is the case, because _ its efficacy? no, i don't think that is the case, because this - its efficacy? no, i don't think that is the case, because this is - its efficacy? no, i don't think that is the case, because this is very l is the case, because this is very much an evolution of the previous designs that have been operated, pressurised water reactors, and it is taking on board decades of experience of using these plants around the world. it is a very complex plant, and part of that complexity comes from inherent safety systems, that have got greater active components, where there is active intervention in the event of an issue, and also passive

components, so that if there are power failures, components, so that if there are powerfailures, that components, so that if there are power failures, that you components, so that if there are powerfailures, that you do not get the sort of issues that you had at fukushima, with not being able to cool the reactor in the event of an outage. in response to the particular issue of the china plant, that was because of an issue with the fuel pins on the cladding of the fuel, and that is not specific to the reactor design, that could happen in any pwl reactor type. so i think, you know, the plants are now starting to come online and operate, there have been issues in the supply chain, ithink there have been issues in the supply chain, i think that is entirely right, there have been issues in relearning the experience, but part of it is to say, because we have had this hiatus in the build four nuclear, we are now far more reliant on gas, which has become very expensive, and if we had taken the decision to build this 20 years ago, we would now have operating plant and more secure energy supply. given we have got the design and we can

get it into operation, it is now the right time to be doing this. alison, let me bring _ right time to be doing this. alison, let me bring you — right time to be doing this. alison, let me bring you back _ right time to be doing this. alison, let me bring you back in, - right time to be doing this. alison, let me bring you back in, isn't - let me bring you back in, isn't there a case for taking the longer view and thinking, yes, the government is looking at more onshore wind farms, the prime minister has difficulties with that at the moment, but there needs to be another option, and that you have to take a longer term view? i hear what you are saying about the builds and extra taxes that may go on to bills, but surely the long term view of british energy security and energy independence has to be taken into account? what to make of that argument? we account? what to make of that argument?— account? what to make of that aruument? ~ ., �* , ,, argument? we don't consider sizewell c to help uk energy — argument? we don't consider sizewell c to help uk energy independence, i argument? we don't consider sizewell c to help uk energy independence, it| c to help uk energy independence, it is based _ c to help uk energy independence, it is based on _ c to help uk energy independence, it is based on a french reactor, and we do not _ is based on a french reactor, and we do not think— is based on a french reactor, and we do not think we understand all the issues _ do not think we understand all the issues around the chinese plant. it looks— issues around the chinese plant. it looks like — issues around the chinese plant. it looks like they may have to go to overseas — looks like they may have to go to overseas investors, which means the money— overseas investors, which means the money from — overseas investors, which means the money from hard—pressed households will go _ money from hard—pressed households will go straight out of the country, and we _ will go straight out of the country, and we are — will go straight out of the country, and we are talking about a

technology that is reliant on overseas uranium fuel. so there is a bi-? overseas uranium fuel. so there is a big? about— overseas uranium fuel. so there is a big? about that, and because of the exceptionally long delivery time of a gigawatt project like this, we will see — a gigawatt project like this, we will see our energy landscape transformed in the meantime, and the irony is _ transformed in the meantime, and the irony is that — transformed in the meantime, and the irony is that- - -— irony is that... what would the alternative _ irony is that... what would the alternative bee, _ irony is that... what would the alternative bee, alison? - irony is that... what would the alternative bee, alison? we i irony is that... what would the i alternative bee, alison? we have seen increasing _ alternative bee, alison? we have seen increasing numbers - alternative bee, alison? we have seen increasing numbers of - alternative bee, alison? we have. seen increasing numbers of energy models _ seen increasing numbers of energy models that show that very high levels _ models that show that very high levels of— models that show that very high levels of renewables, with just a small— levels of renewables, with just a small amount of nuclear that the life extension of sizewell b are the least cost — life extension of sizewell b are the least cost option. we will see great advances— least cost option. we will see great advances in— least cost option. we will see great advances in storage as well, and the government's own model admits it has failures— government's own model admits it has failures with _ government's own model admits it has failures with how that will roll out _ failures with how that will roll out our— failures with how that will roll out. our senses that sizewell c is not only— out. our senses that sizewell c is not only not needed, but we could be spending _ not only not needed, but we could be spending £30 billion on a project that, _ spending £30 billion on a project that, by— spending £30 billion on a project that, by the time it built, isn't going — that, by the time it built, isn't going to — that, by the time it built, isn't going to contribute anything. we must going to contribute anything. must leave going to contribute anything. - must leave it there, we're out of time, but thank forjoining me,

alison downs and professor michael fitzpatrick. a leading expert on nutrition has warned that the cost of living crisis risks turning into a public health crisis for children. professor susanjebb said it was now crucial that parents were confident school lunches were healthy and worth the money. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, has more. a hot meal on a winter's day. just once a week, pizza and chips are on the menu, so almost everyone has school lunch. there's a variety of different items which we can choose from. it's very tasty and delicious. don't forget to take some salad! well done. at the salad bar, the head teacher is coaxing pupils, trying to get them to try healthy options, too. i had a bit of, like, potato salad, but i didn't have, like, the actual green salad. did you have any salad today? er... no. why not? because i like having

the pizza without the salad. what would you say to the other people who haven't tried anything from the salad? i would say, like, try the salad because it has good... ..it�*s healthy for your body. to put a meal on a plate is costing the school more than last year. the cost to schools of providing lunches is going up because of food prices. but at the moment, they simply can't pass that on to parents because it would lead to too many opting out of a hot, nutritious meal of the day. cake or fruit? already, some families can afford fewer school meals each week. if children go on to packed lunches because parents are struggling to afford school dinners, the packed lunches aren't always of the quality and standard that we would want them to be. what we often see is leftover burgers or cold food coming from restaurants that are in the lunch boxes the next day,

which is not always balanced with the things that we would like to see, such as yoghurts and cheese and fruit. the quality of school food has never been more important. now there's a new scheme trying out checks on standards. in 18 areas, councils are working with the food standards agency. speaking exclusively to the bbc, a warning of why this matters. i am worried that the cost—of—living crisis risks turning into a public health crisis, as well. and there's an opportunity, i think, for — in schools — for us to at least try to protect children from the worst of that by ensuring that the food they have in schools is healthy and nutritious. morning. at the school, food just past sell—by dates arrives. yeah, there's cucumber, courgettes, ginger. at pick—up, parents can help themselves — donating whatever they can manage in return. there are families still

who can't even maybe even afford those couple of pounds. and then if they have a word with me or let someone in the school know, i do have separate packs for them which they can just pick up, you know, discreetly, and no—one will know about it. i've had more families this year than ever where i've had to let them know where the local food bank is. it's nice? mm-hm! eight—year—old alishah's dad is self—employed. they try to eat well at home, but the family tell me they can only afford a couple of school dinners a week. they're not heating upstairs, to help with rising bills. everything is up. every single item — even cooking oils, vegetables, fruit, anything you can buy. not having the same prices. every single day, prices changing. so that's why it's very hard to survive in a home. working hard to feed bradford's children — this school knows many parents are struggling, with those in work but not earning much facing a hard winter. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bradford.

only gave few days left of november, and generally it has been a very unsettled, mild sort of month, but a real change of weather type at the moment, high—pressure dominating, keeping things dry and cold, but we're also seeing lingering main stand fog, so scenes like this over the next couple of days. some places will save fog lingering all day, through parts of somerset, the welsh marches, the vale of york. elsewhere, most will lift, some breaking up and lifting into low

cloud. the best of the sunshine in parts of scotland, later for northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england too. 12 degrees in the channel islands, but may be only 4—6 under the fog today. this evening and overnight, clear and cold overhead, and that means fog once again forming, quite widespread, quite extensive this coming night. not as cold as it was last night, most of us staying a few degrees above freezing, but a chance of patchy frost in the north. into wednesday, a front is trying to push its way in from the north—west, but a big area of high pressure is firmly sitting across siberia, dominating our weather. some lingering fog could take a long time to clear away, if it does at all, particularly through central parts of england, southern scotland. more cloud and patchy rain for northern ireland and the west of scotland, more sunshine for southern england and wales compared to today.

temperatures between 5—12 , depending on where the fog breaks up. into thursday, a few light splashes of rain across the far north of scotland, the far north of england seeing showers, but bright and sunny further south. mist and fog will clear away a little bit quicker, and it will be a milder night, then the colder air moves and once again towards the end of the week, but, as there is that huge area of high pressure, and on the southern flank of that, the winds rotating from an easterly direction across the uk, so the blue air mass, called colours moving on, and particularly eastern areas could say few showers, it could be wintry of a high ground. looking ahead through friday, saturday and sunday, a drop in temperatures, many of us staying dry, if cloudy, but a few showers towards the north.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. officials in china annouce an acceleration of the country's vaccination programme, after widespread protests taking place against covid lockdowns. nato foreign ministers are meeting in romania to review their response to the war in ukraine. the uk government axes plans to force tech companies to take down harmful, but legal, material. but ministers insist the new online safety bill will protect children. a leading expert on nutrition warns that the uk's cost of living crisis risks parents being unable to afford to pay for school dinners. in football, england and wales will go head to head in qatar later with both

teams fighting for a place in the last 16 of the world cup.