today at one, it's crunch time at the world cup for england and wales, as they go head to head, in qatar. harry kane and gareth bale, will be hoping to lead their sides to glory, and a place, in the last 16. it's going to be a tough one but i think we have got to win the game, so i think i will go to— zero england. well, if we win and it is fantastic news for the nation. if we lose however at the end of the day we have reached the finals. good afternoon from doha, where the england and wales fans have been gathering ahead of their crucial world cup match later. with both nations still in with a chance of progressing to the last 16. also this lunchtime... plans forcing tech companies to take down legal material, deemed harmful by the government,

have been dropped. critics say children, could still be in danger. new figures show less than half of adults in england and wales, are christians, for the first time, in census history. and, in hawaii, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time, in almost a0 years. and coming up on the bbc news channel... by the time wales and england meet tonight, their potential last 16 opponents will be known, with the netherlands expected to finish top of group a. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. millions of fans are expected to tune in this evening, when england and wales play each

other at the world cup in qatar. the result could decide the fate of both nations in the tournament. thousands of supporters have made the trip to the gulf for the match, which wales must win, to stand any chance of progressing to the last 16. a good result for england means they'll qualify for the next round, as group winners. our sports correspondent, john watson, is live in the qatari capital doha. hi, john. clive, many thanks, good afternoon. matches between these two nations are always special but add into the mix that this is the first time that they have faced each other at a world cup and with so much still at stake it brings with it an extra level of excitement. fans have been gathering here all morning ahead of that huge match to come, many of whom are hopeful their respective teams can produce the result that will ensure their world cup dream continues. we will be with the welsh camp in a moment but first

natalie pirks en england's preparations. happy and focused. england's final training session before their first all british world cup match was a relaxed affair. they know a win, draw or narrow defeat would still see them through to the last 16, and wales are a familiar foe. vardy is in the area. dele alli! daniel sturridge! sturridge scores! the last time england and wales met in a major tournament was the 2016 euros. england won 2—1. wales went on to reach the semis. this time, it's very different. of course they are going to be fighting for their world cup lives. but i feel like there is added spice around the game. i feel like if we are fully focused on ourjob and what we need to do, then that shouldn't be an issue. we know it is going to be difficult, but they are going to be expecting a difficult game as well. we have shown we are a really good team in this tournament already, and for us now it is just

about trying to take another step forward and trying to finish top of the group. team changes are expected by gareth southgate tonight, with fans hoping to see a more positive approach than the goalless draw against america. we've got to beat them, haven't we? it's got to be two or three, hasn't it, at least? we've got foden, we've got the grealish... england! and i think, at the end of the day, what is going to make that difference is that bit of quality. i reckon it's got to be 3—1 england. it's got to be. on the beaches... #it�*s comiong home!# in the bars... and even the cruise ships, where some fans are staying... a lot of the england fans are starting to arrive on the deck. it is not only at home where things will come to a standstill. today, theirflags may fly happily side by side. tonight, though... come on, england! all bets are off. it's coming home! natalie pirks, bbc news, doha. after waiting so long to claim their place, wales aren't ready to depart doha just yet. the dream ofjust

coming to a world cup has been handed down through generations. the cathy and her grandchildren, it is still alive. irate cathy and her grandchildren, it is still alive. ~ . , ., still alive. we have pulled off a mission impossible _ still alive. we have pulled off a mission impossible before. - still alive. we have pulled off a mission impossible before. i i still alive. we have pulled off a i mission impossible before. i think we can certainly do it again. whether we can do it against england is another matter. you can hope for usa and iran to draw and for us to be england, i would happy for that. we have a good chance if we try our best _ we have a good chance if we try our best if _ we have a good chance if we try our best. , . . ., ,~ we have a good chance if we try our best. , . ., ., . ., , best. it is a daunting task, wales siml best. it is a daunting task, wales simply have _ best. it is a daunting task, wales simply have to — best. it is a daunting task, wales simply have to win _ best. it is a daunting task, wales simply have to win but _ best. it is a daunting task, wales simply have to win but put - simply have to win but put another way they have nothing to lose. a bit of perspective reminds us that this is a generation of welsh players which has achieved what no other is managed for years. since qualifying, wales's stars have shown only glimpses of what they can do at this world cup. now would be a very good time to force themselves to the foreground. we time to force themselves to the foreground-— foreground. we are under no illusions it _ foreground. we are under no illusions it is _ foreground. we are under no illusions it is can _ foreground. we are under no illusions it is can be - foreground. we are under no illusions it is can be hard - foreground. we are under no illusions it is can be hard but| foreground. we are under no i illusions it is can be hard but we will be ready and give everything that we always do and i have been a few shocks already in the world cup

and there is no reason why we can't do the same. the and there is no reason why we can't do the same-— do the same. the last time the two teams met — do the same. the last time the two teams met at _ do the same. the last time the two teams met at a _ do the same. the last time the two teams met at a tournament - do the same. the last time the two teams met at a tournament walesl teams met at a tournament wales lost but which were the team that went the furthest at the euros. their captain of 2016 says that spirit can be revived. i captain of 2016 says that spirit can be revived. ., , , captain of 2016 says that spirit can be revived-— be revived. i think the guys know they haven't _ be revived. i think the guys know they haven't performed - be revived. i think the guys know they haven't performed as - be revived. i think the guys know they haven't performed as well. be revived. i think the guys know| they haven't performed as well as they haven't performed as well as they would have liked to sokratis maybe one last crack at it to perform better than they have. someone in wales could write their name into welsh folklore history forever tonight.— name into welsh folklore history forever tonight. that would give the su orters forever tonight. that would give the supporters something _ forever tonight. that would give the supporters something to _ forever tonight. that would give the supporters something to dine - forever tonight. that would give the supporters something to dine out i forever tonight. that would give the | supporters something to dine out for decades to come. bbc news, doha. let's go back tojohn now in doha. john, it really does promise to be a huge occasion given the significance of the match. it does indeed, clive. and how both nations will be desperate to deliver. for wales of course it is trying to replicate the performance is that they have produced in qualification to get them self to the world cup after

such a long time away, something their manager, rob page, and their players feel they haven't been able to deliver yet at this world cup. and it is certainly an important match for england as we know. their performance was lacking somewhat in that less than enthralling goalless draw in their last match with the united states after starting so well with that momentum building victory against iran in their opening match. gareth southgate also aware of the jeers and some of the boos that rang round the stadium after that goalless draw in their last match. he will want an improved performance. but it seems astonishing doesn't it as we head into this final round of group matches now, the final match between england and wales, the first time that they have faced each other at a world cup. there will still be so much at stake at this world cup for both teams. controversial measures which would have forced big tech companies to take down legal content, deemed as harmful by the government, have been scrapped from the online safety

bill. some conservative mps argued the proposals jeopardised free speech, but critics, including the labour party and the samaritans, say dropping the plans, is a backward step. here's angus crawford. 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. legislative gridlock broken by 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, 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. the whole point around this bill, fundamentally,

is about protecting children. that's why the first thing i did when i became secretary of state is defy what everybody said was impossible and actually strengthen this bill for children. we are going further when it comes to children. instead of going after the business models, the engagement algorithms and the way these companies work, which mean that people can be overexposed to abuse or suicide material, or self—harm or disinformation and so on, they try to go down the take down content route. 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. pleased by the bill's progress, ian russell, though, fears it's been weakened.

i don't see how you can see the removal of a whole clause as anything other than a watering 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. 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 political correspondent, helen catt, is at westminster. helen, taking this provision out of the bill, it is part of an attempt to smooth the whole passage through parliament? ~ ., ., parliament? what the government seems to have _ parliament? what the government seems to have suggest _ parliament? what the government seems to have suggest it - parliament? what the government seems to have suggest it has - parliament? what the government seems to have suggest it has done here is strike a balance between the

aims of the bill, to protect people, and the concerns about free speech which had made it so controversial. it has done that, it thinks, by making the things are very harmful completely illegal. and the culture secretary said that that would remove the situation whereby you could say something but not type it. but as you heard from labour there, there are concerns about whether or not you can treat the online world in the same way you do the real world because of algorithms, which mean you get served up lots and lots and lots of the same thing. that is and lots of the same thing. that is a concern that has been echoed by a former minister that worked on this bill. she also suggested it felt like freedom of speech had been prioritised over protecting vulnerable adults. so there are still questions about the approach the government is taking. there are questions about whether it would work in practice. but there is one other factor at play here and that is timing. because of the way that

parliament works, if this bill doesn't become law by late spring then everything that is in it gets lost, in effect. so i think that will be, and none of these measures come in. so i think that is a consideration that is being taken into account by some mps that are looking at this and think, well, it doesn't go as far as i want it to and isn't perfect but it does have some good things in it.— and isn't perfect but it does have some good things in it. helen, thank ou. new figures show christians now account for less than half of the population of england and wales, for the first time in census history. the office for national statistics says 46.2 per cent, described themselves as �*christian�* in 2021, a fall from 58 per cent a decade ago. those who said they had no religion increased to 37.2 percent. while the number of people identifying as muslim increased by 1.2 million. our midlands correspondent, navteonhal, reports now from leicester, which has also become one of the uk's first majority non—white cities.

is that your boyfriend? no! meet verna and her son, not boyfriend, bernard. she's 100 and he is 78. they arrived in leicester from antigua in 1960, part of the windrush generation. back then, racism was a visible and constant presence in the city. if i seen a few white guys, i had to turn in the other direction because they will attack you. it was a common thing. and they are more social with black people now and so on and we all, i think we all get on ok. the latest census data shows that leicester is one of the first british cities where no ethnic group is in the majority. a1% of people here identify themselves as white, the lowest of any city in the uk. but bernard believes not enough progress has been made to ensure all groups are treated equally.

i'm happy to see leicester achieve but i'm not happy to see what we have achieved. you see, it is subtle now, the racism is more subtle now. in those days we could see it, we knew it was there. maz mashru is a world—renowned photographer. so what was tony blair like? but in 1972 he was forced to flee uganda when dictator idi amin ordered the country's asians to leave. many of them settled in leicester, helping to revive the city's fortunes. most of my good friends are muslims, sikhs, indians and we maintain that type of a tradition here. leicester is the most harmonious city in the whole of europe. demi is a dance teacher, born and raised in leicester by black caribbean and white british parents. she says her mixed heritage makes her extra proud of the city's new status.

there is just so many different cultures, it allows you to not only be educated in that culture but also, like, experience and understand how they live, how they eat. a few months ago, groups of young hindu and muslim men clashed in leicester, leading to dozens of arrests and plenty of questions about harmony among different groups. and yet, for these proud leicester folk, that disorder is something they believe doesn't reflect the city as a whole or its future. ifeel privileged being in a city that holds so much diversity and inclusivity as well. navteonhal, bbc news, leicester. our religion editor aleem maqbool is here. it is quite a moment, isn't it? the fact that less than 50% of adults in england and wales identify as christian. ., , , ., , christian. undoubtedly and it is ha - enin: christian. undoubtedly and it is happening at — christian. undoubtedly and it is happening at a _ christian. undoubtedly and it is happening at a very _ christian. undoubtedly and it is happening at a very rapid - christian. undoubtedly and it is happening at a very rapid pace. christian. undoubtedly and it is - happening at a very rapid pace. when this was first asked in the senses,

what is your religion, in 2001, 70 2% of this country said they define themselves as christian. and now it is down to 46% just 20 years later. where are these people going? well, there has been a modest rise in all of the major faiths outside christianity, so we have seen an increase in sikhs, buddhists, jews. but the biggest rise by far is those who say they belong to a group no religion. but with that very simple question in the census, that doesn't allow for any kind of nuance. so among that group which is now around 37% of the population who define themselves as having no religion. there will be those who are atheist, agnostic, but also those who while they may believe and maybe spiritual, they don't want to align themselves to any particular religious institution. but that is certainly the group that is on the

biggest rise in england and wales. 0k, biggest rise in england and wales. ok, thank you. our top story this lunchtime... england and wales go head to head, with harry kane and gareth bale, both hoping to lead their sides to glory in qatar. who is going to win tonight? england! who is going to win tonight? encland! ~ . , who is going to win tonight? encland! ~ ., , , and still to come we're hearing from the children and super fans at two of the players�* old schools. coming up on the bbc news channel... jimmy anderson says england will keep their foot on the pedal as the test team's aggressive revolution rolls into pakistan for a first series in 17 years. the head of the food standards agency, says school meals are a more important safety net now than ever, because so many families, are struggling with

the rising cost of living. professor susanjebb was speaking exclusively to the bbc as the first checks are rolled out on the quality of school lunches in england. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. 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 thing 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, erm... ..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 onto 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 yogurts 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. is it 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. the government has given the formal go—ahead for a new nuclear power plant at sizewell. it will be built by the french energy firm edf. the move is part of efforts to secure the uk's future energy security. the chinese ambassador to the uk has been summoned to the foreign office, following the arrest of a bbc journalist in shanghai. ed lawrence was beaten and kicked by police, before being held for several hours. chinese officials claim he was detained as a precaution against being infected with covid by demonstrators protesting lockdown laws. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley is here. what has been the response to this?

the bbc has said it is not a credible explanation to say he was arrested for his own good and then are beaten and kicked. downing street has ever happened to him is unacceptable, and james cleverly the foreign secretary said it was deeply disturbing. a government minister said they would be a robust conversation with the chinese ambassador when he goes in this afternoon. it is the third time since august that there has been a summons to chinese diplomats stop in august, it happened over taiwan, and then in october you may remember that a hong kong protester was assaulted on the grounds of the chinese consulate in manchester, with chinese diplomat involved. so, there have been deepening diplomatic tensions between the uk and china. and the uk is thinking again about its relationship with china. rishi sunak said last night that china posed a systemic challenge that was grown more acute because of growing authoritarianism in china. he also

criticised china for cracking down on recent protests, rather than listening to the chinese people. as you can imagine, there has been a particularly practical response from the chinese embassy in london, which has told the uk to stop interfering in chinese internal affairs. the world's largest active volcano, hawaii's mauna loa, has erupted for the first time in almost a0 years. mauna loa isjust over 190 miles from the hawaiian state capital honolulu. the lava flow is mostly contained within the summit, but nearby residents have been placed on alert. scientists are warning the situation is volatile and could change rapidly. here's howard johnson. red — warning. as mauna loa began spewing lava, the united states geological survey, or usgs, raised its alert level to the highest tier, indicating a major volcanic eruption is under way. it's the first time the world's largest active volcano

has erupted since 1984. at the time, the lava came within eight kilometres of the city of hilo. but this time, it's not thought that the flow is life—threatening. it's high on the flank of the volcano, so it's got a long way to travel before it reaches any population centres. and it's on one of the most gradual slopes. so, unlike the case if it had erupted in the south—west zone, it would have been just a few hours in transit time to the ocean, because it's so steep over there. in the latest update, the usgs have reported a visible gas plume, prompting an alert about a potential noxious emissions. i know that some airlines have delayed or cancelled flights out of hilo for ash hazard, because you don't want ash to get to get into jet engines, that's a bad mix. and 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 has got droplets of acid in it. the volcano is located on hawaii's big island, and within the united states volcanoes national park. most of the island's 200,000 strong population live safely away from the volcano. and although the usgs say no property is currently under threat, residents having placed on alert about the risk of falling ash. howard johnson, bbc news. so, the excitement is building in qatarfor the home nations clash between england and wales, and imagine the anticipation back here. fans on both sides are gearing up for the game as jayne mccubbin has been finding out... # er gwaetha pawb a phopeth...# this is what pride looks like. # er gwaetha pawb a phopeth

# ry'n ni yma o hyd...# this is what hope looks like. england! the iran game gave them a knock, butjust as the words of the song say, we are still here. our keeper got sent off and we conceded two late goals in the game, we did. and it doesn't matter if we win or lose. it's just an achievement that we have come, since 64 years ago. i'm really excited to| see if we win or not. in england, of course, there is pride and hope, and joy too. injack grealish's old school, they know this generation have already been inspired by their heroes. come on, jack! you can see, if he has went up, i can grow up to be like that.

and being one of the girls in the school, and in my year that loves football, it's good to know that i canjust grow up and be like him. i think it just proves that _ if you want something really badly, and you are willing to work hard for it, then you can _ achieve your goals, and it truly is an inspiration to a lot - | of children at our school, as you| can see, and around the country. we certainly are very, i very proud of him here. but here in wales, it means more. tonight's match is historic. nine—year—old preston has a pep talk for his team. last time we were in the world cup was back in 1958. and we are glad to have it back in. if we do win, we might be on to the knockout rounds. and that will make history for all of wales. so come on! come on! tonight, win, lose or draw, this is a tournament they will remember for the rest of their lives.

wales! jayne mccubbin, bbc news. let's get a last thought from john watson in doha. both sides are well aware of what is at stake, and both sides know what they've got to do. this actually could be a cracking game for neutrals? no, no, no... no! that was annoying, wasn't it? i hope the weather is not going to be annoying. good afternoon. the weather today is cold, it started off frosty for some of us with some sunshine, and other areas have started chilly with some patchy cloud and fog. some of the

fog is likely to linger through the afternoon for some, pretty grey and gloomy. other areas to see lovely, crisp sunshine. let's look at this with a satellite picture. that paints a better picture. you can see where the fog is, northern, southern england as well. the best of the sunshine is eastern part of scotland, parts of northern ireland and down into a wales on the south—west of england. this is where we will see the best of the sunshine throughout the day. the low cloud and grey, gloomy weather, perhaps holding on through much of the day through central and eastern areas. it will remain chilly, starting chilly in all areas and will remain pretty cold where you hold onto the cloud. even where we have the sunshine, because it was such a frosty, cold start for scotland, despite the sunshine. fog becomes more extensive into central and southern eastern scotland, plenty and towards the midlands and eastern england. the chance of a few showers affecting the far south—east coast and the chance of some showers push into the very far north—west of the

uk. foremost, it