welcome to bbc news, i'm monika plaha. our top stories: jubilation from england fans as they triumph in the battle of britain at the world cup, beating wales 3—0 and going through to the knockout stages. joy too for usa fans as they go through with a 1—0 victory over iran, much to the delight of president biden. usa! that's a big game, man! i spoke to the coach and the players, i said, "you can do this!" they went, "aah. they did it. god love �*em! the founder of the us right—wing oath keepers militia group is convicted of seditious conspiracy

over last yea r�*s attack on the capitol. his former wife speaks out. it is a much, much better situation with him in prison. i'm safer, the kids are safer, and the rest of the country is safer. nato promises to give more weapons to ukraine and to help fix energy infrastructure damaged by russian strikes. the best way to achieve a lasting durable peace in the ukraine is to provide military support to ukraine. and dramatic pictures from the world's biggest active volcano — mauna loa in hawaii erupts for the first time in a0 years. hello and thanks forjoining us. at the world cup, the final

round of group games are under way, with the results confirming which teams will play in the first knockout matches. so far we know the four teams who have progressed from groups a and b. they are the netherlands, senegal, england and the usa. here's how it happened. starting with group a, the netherlands secured top spot with a 2—0 win over qatar, who finished hosting the world cup with no points and just one goal. senegal�*s win over ecuador gave them second place in the group. and in group b, england beat wales 3—0, securing first place in the group. usa held on for the win they needed over iran to get into the knockout stage. that means the first two games in the last 16 look like this. and on saturday, the netherlands play the usa, and on sunday, it's england versus senegal. lucy hockings is in doha with all the excitement of the match between

england and wales. it was coined the battle of the british nations here. it was a local derby like no other. they were both so eager to keep their world cup dreams alive and progress to the last 16. it was a must—win game for wales. england needed a draw to guarantee they'd go through, and as you've mentioned, it did end 3—0. it was just a fantastic second half from england with the manchester united, manchester city, one—two, their great strike starting things off from marcus rashford. but i'm not going to bring you all of the action because we can take you to our correspondent, nesta macgregor, who was watching the match. he's now outside the ahmad ben ali stadium. i could sense the frustration of everyone really at half time when the match was goalless because the first half was a bit lackluster. but then england really seem to come

alive in the second half. take us through the action from the second half of the match. yeah, good evening. we can see some of the 16,000 people that were inside leaving now, some clearly happier than others. the english fans are singing at the top of their voices. as for the game, though, like you say, the first half lacked quality. england had much of the possession and i don't even think wales touch the ball in the opposition penalty area in the first half. and listen, so many times gareth bale has been the spark that wales needed and it definitely didn't help that he didn't return for the second half. we think an injury of some sort possibly. if the first half was poor, the second half was the polar opposite — how exciting was that? straight after it, marcus rashford, a powerful curling free kick into the top corner. a really, really amazing goal. a minute or so later, england captain harry kane down the right hand side, a low cross. hand side, a low cross, and phil foden tapped home. rashford again, you know, swirling dribble and then a low shot through the keeper's legs. his third goal of this world cup means he's one of the joint top scorers as well.

so england much better in the first than the second half, and it's the english fans we can hear singing right now. it was a very different story after iran lost to team usa. our correspondent shaimaa khalil spoke to some disappointed iran fans outside the stadium. a heartbreaking night for iran's team and their fans as they lose to the united states and leave the world cup. many have told me that they hoped this would be their time, this would be the world cup that they get through the group stages and into the last 16. but they just couldn't find the net in this game. inside the stadium, the fans cheered, they chanted, they roared relentlessly for their team. and out here, they tell me that they did their best. but tonight, that just wasn't enough. i'm very sad, i cried after the game. i'm a very big iran fan, even iran versus england, i cried. iran versus wales, when we scored, i cried. i really love this team. in four years, i'll be in the stadium, i'll play for the team. i hope so one day. it was very sad and depressing because it

was a very boring game and they started really well, they were on fire, and then itjust went bumph. like, of course, i'm sad. yeah, but that's life. yeah. it was very tense. i feel like everyone was trying to block the other out, but it was fun. you know, at the end of the day, i mean, ifeel like every game is like this. it's notjust because it's iran and the us. i feel like there's a bit more tension there, but it was fun for me at least. the game was so intense and so close at the end. we could have... we could have won, but we didn't. it's just so unfortunate. so now it's only england and usa have qualifyied and not iran. i would like to see them in the next stage, because they're a really good team. they played well, but usa was better. very few games are as emblematic of sport and geopolitics colliding like this one between iran and the usa. these are two countries with a very fraught and tense

diplomatic relationship. they've cut ties for a0 years. they are geopolitical adversaries. and of course, all of this is going on while the anti—government protests in iran continue, triggered, of course, by the death of 22—year—old 22—year—old mahsa amini in custody in september. one fan that i met here just before the game said, "i'm here to spread the word. i want to be the voice of the iranian people. i want to tell the world what's happening in my country". you also said that they wanted the players to represent the people. and when i put it to him that this was a historic game, he said that history was actually being made in iran, those people who are taking to the streets challenging the government. this all highlights the difficult position that iran's team has been in throughout this world cup. they are being asked to do more, to show more support for the protesters, but anything they say or do may have serious repercussions for them back home. all the while, they wanted to drown out the voices,

they wanted to drown out the politics and concentrate on that game to deliver a historic win. but tonight, theyjust couldn't do it. shy mccullough president biden was at an event in michigan when the us team won. this was his response. usa! that's a big game, man! i spoke to the coach and the players, i said, "you can do this!" they went, "aah. they did it. god love �*em! anyway, just thought you might want to hear. nato says it will help ukraine repair damage to its energy network caused by russian missile strikes. at a meeting in romania, the alliance also promised to provide more weapons. nato's secretary general said nato had a united message for russia — that it won't back down in its support for ukraine. the best way to achieve a

lasting durable peace in ukraine is to provide military support to ukraine will stop because that is at the way that russia will learn, president putin will understand that he cannot achieve his goals on the battlefield and he has to sit down and negotiate in good faith and actually make some serious concessions to have a lasting peace. serious concessions to have a lasting peace-— lasting peace. so, yes, we sunport — lasting peace. so, yes, we support efforts, _ lasting peace. so, yes, we support efforts, but - lasting peace. so, yes, we support efforts, but we . lasting peace. so, yes, we. support efforts, but we also know that the way to achieve a durable peace is to provide military support to ukraine. elbridge colby is a former pentagon head of strategy and author of the strategy of denial. hejoins us now from washington. thank you so much forjoining me. nato have pledged to give more weapons to ukraine, air defence systems, emulation, so how significant is this and, realistically, how long do you think it will take to come through? well, ithink think it will take to come through? well, i think it is meaningful, but it is sort of a piece of the ongoing support that has been going to ukraine

over the last nine months or so. ., over the last nine months or $0. ., ., over the last nine months or so. ., ., ., ~' so. how long will it take? i think individual— so. how long will it take? i think individual systems i so. how long will it take? i i think individual systems that will make an impact will come through, but we are beginning to see strains on the industrial base and the inventories of the west, a deficit of artillery shells and defence systems and long—range artillery, so this is becoming more and more straining. at}! more and more straining. of course. and following on from that, nato says russia is weaponising winter, targeting the energy infrastructure in ukraine, so how bad is at the situation on the ground, from what you have been told and how much worse could this get no? it is pretty grim, very grim on a human level. you really have to sympathise with the plight of the ukrainian people, which is extremely painful. the russians are reaching for what they have available, they are frustrated undefeated on the battlefield so far and they are looking for the ability to probably erode's ukrainian

resolve, strain a western support for ukraine, divert resources may be from the front to helping ukrainians in the rear. at this point, ukrainian result seems very sad, which is very admirable, but we will see at the winter goes on, especially in terms of western support. especially in terms of western su ort. �* , ., especially in terms of western su--ort.�* ,., ,, ., support. and in terms of russia now, support. and in terms of russia now. what _ support. and in terms of russia now, what has _ support. and in terms of russia now, what has to _ support. and in terms of russia now, what has to the _ support. and in terms of russia now, what has to the latest - now, what has to the latest nato pledge from russia? well, i think it nato pledge from russia? well, i think it is _ nato pledge from russia? well, i think it is hard _ nato pledge from russia? well, i think it is hard to _ nato pledge from russia? well, i think it is hard to tell - i think it is hard to tell individually and russia is not a free society, so it is hard to tell, but at this point, the best analysis i'm saying is that the russian see this as something of a civilisational fight. that this is the west coming after them, fairly or not, juicy reports that the russians are requiring even elementary school children to have military training. and from the russian perspective it has been limited. this is likely to add to the russian sense this is a struggle between them and the west. find

between them and the west. and where do we _ between them and the west. and where do we go from here, essentially? where we'll be working from your? do you see further escalation from russian? —— where will the war go from here? russian? -- where will the war go from here?— go from here? unlikely. the downside — go from here? unlikely. the downside of _ go from here? unlikely. the downside of a _ go from here? unlikely. the downside of a trainer, - go from here? unlikely. the downside of a trainer, not i go from here? unlikely. the - downside of a trainer, not make light of it, but the good news out of the russian mobilisation is the russians appear to think they can to achieve their goals and conventional military terms. i think the threat of a nuclear arms escalation is real, but we do not see it as highly imminent now. unfortunately, there is little sign we wearable and decisively one way or the other. hopefully, the ukrainians will continue to make progress, but it looks like the russians are digging inforthe it looks like the russians are digging in for the long haul evenif digging in for the long haul even if they are not doing well. , ., , even if they are not doing well. , ., _ ., ~ well. elbridge colby, thank you very much _ well. elbridge colby, thank you very much for— well. elbridge colby, thank you very much for your _ well. elbridge colby, thank you very much for your time - well. elbridge colby, thank you very much for your time here i well. elbridge colby, thank you | very much for your time here on bbc news. there's been a breakthrough in the battle to slow the progression of alzheimer's, the brain disorder which can destroy memory and thinking skills. results from a trial suggest an experimental drug

from eisai and biogen can slow down cognitive decline. the medicine — called lecanemab — is being praised as the first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in alzheimer's. the drug, an antibody administered by infusion, works in the early stages of the disease. but there will be further study to check if there is any risk of side—effects. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll be speaking to the man who filmed these pictures of of the hawaiian volcano erupting after a0 years. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i'm feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything.

charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated - britain from continental europe _ it took the drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a miner| from calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags| with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news, our main story this hour: and the usa beat political rivals iran i—0 — taking both

teams to the knock—out stages. turning to the us now — and stewart rhodes, the leader of the group of militia members called the 0ath keepers, has been convicted of seditious conspiracy. it's in connection with the january the 6th storming of the us capitol in washington. of yale university, was accused of master minding the 0ath keepers' participation on that day. the verdict is seen as a win for the usjustice department, which sought to prove the attack amounted to a rebellion against the government. let's get more on this now from our north america correspondent peter bowes. peter, if you could just bring us up—to—date, what did we hear from the case? well, this was a case, seditious conspiracy was

the charge, which is a rarely heard a charge, a large part because it is a difficult charge to prove, so it is not often brought before a court and essentially what it means is that the allegation was he and others had attempted to stop the peaceful transition of power after the 2020 election, so the transition of power would have been between donald trump and joe biden. the trump and joe biden. the allegation _ trump and joe biden. the allegation being - trump and joe biden. tue: allegation being that trump and joe biden. tte: allegation being that it trump and joe biden. tt2 allegation being that it was notjust allegation being that it was not just something that happened on the day, the storming of the capitol building, but something that stewart rhodes and others had planned in advance, this had been a plot. and in fact, prosecutors talked about a text message he had ascended to some of his supportersjust message he had ascended to some of his supporters just after the 2020 election saying, we are not going to get through this without a civil war. and clearly that was ringing in the ears of the jury members. it was at the heart of the allegation from the justice

department that american democracy was at stake. the jurors believe the prosecution, at least in the case of stewart rhodes and one other, there were three others as part of the group who were found not guilty. before the verdict came in, the bbc spoke to some members of stewart's family in the state of montana and they talked about what it had been like to grow up with him. from early childhood on, there was adoration towards my father that slowly eroded away. i lived absolutely under the thumb of an emotional terrorist. stewart's obsession with preparing for the apocalypse was his only hobby, his main purpose in life, and consumed our lives entirely. i had a childhood set of body armour. we sporadically attended tacticaltraining, especially when stewart got fully sucked into 0ath keepers.

he made his family the centrepoint of this cult of personality that he wanted to build for himself. we were completely isolated. the kids couldn't have friends. they weren't even allowed to play outside half the time. and it was just so intolerable. it was just a dark and depressing existence and very hard to remember that there was life outside of that house. getting out was terrifying. heart pounding, adrenaline racing. getting out was... ..was one of the hardest things, and really up until we got out, we did not know if we were all going to get out alive. it's a difficult situation all the way around, but it's a much, much better situation with him in prison. i'm safer, the kids are safer, and the rest of country is safer with him in prison.

at this stage, it is not known how long stewart rhodes will spendin how long stewart rhodes will spend in prison. he will be sentenced at a later date, but on just the one charge of seditious conspiracy, that carries up to 20 years behind bars. it is a serious offence with a serious amount of time in prison. as afar as at the broader case is concerned, this is not the end of the matter. we know some 900 people since january six of last year have been arrested and charged. some have been convicted of offences related to the storming of the capital and other cases are still pending, and as far as the 0ath keepers are concerned, there are other trials starting next monday, four members will go on trial, and i'm sure the justice department will

scrutinise what has happened in the last few hours, analysing the last few hours, analysing the decision made by thejury, perhaps deciding on how to move forward in terms of their legal tactics with the cases still to come. peter bowes, thank you very much, our north america correspondent. some spectacular scenes at the world's biggest active volcano— mauna loa in hawaii — which started erupting on saturday. this time lapse footage —gives you an idea of the scale this time lapse footage gives you an idea of the scale of what is going on. experts from the us geological survey are confident that the lava flows do not pose a risk to property, but hawaiians have been advised to wear facemasks to protect against ash and harmful volcanic toxins. art gallery owner gunner mench went to see the lava when mauna loa erupted and hejoins me now from kamuela. thank you so much for your time on bbc news. first of all, how

close are you to mauna loa and when did you first realise it actually erupted?— when did you first realise it actually erupted? well, right now i actually erupted? well, right now i am _ actually erupted? well, right now i am in _ actually erupted? well, right now i am in my _ actually erupted? well, right now i am in my art _ actually erupted? well, right now i am in my art gallery, l now i am in my art gallery, harbour gallery, and we are about 100 kilometres away from the active volcano. the island is about 90 miles across, however many kilometres that ends up in, and it is on the opposite end, practically, from us, so we are a safe distance away. there is no danger here at all. and no asphalt here at all. ~ , , at all. and no asphalt here at all. ~ , ., all. we just spoke to the governor _ all. we just spoke to the governor of _ all. we just spoke to the governor of hawaii, -- l all. we just spoke to the | governor of hawaii, -- no all. we just spoke to the - governor of hawaii, -- no ash governor of hawaii, —— no ash falling here at all. the governor of hawaii were saying that it governor of hawaii were saying thatitis governor of hawaii were saying that it is not dangerous but people are being advised to wear facemasks. people are being advised to wearfacemasks. what people are being advised to wear facemasks. what are you being talked at the moment? that is only if you are in proximity to the active volcano in what is going on right now. that is if you're in the proximity of the gases coming out, something you want to do if you are sensitive to things

like that, if you have asthmatic conditions or whatever. but otherwise, it is just normal adhere. t whatever. but otherwise, it is just normal adhere.— just normal adhere. i believe ou just normal adhere. i believe you were _ just normal adhere. i believe you were there _ just normal adhere. i believe you were there 40 _ just normal adhere. i believe you were there 40 years - just normal adhere. i believe. you were there 40 years when you were there a0 years when the volcano last erupted, so how does that compare to now? actually, i wasn't here quite for the time it erupted when it last erupted, but that was a year after killer where erupted, and this is the first time in 38 years that both locators are adopting at the same time, so we have two active erupting volcanoes —— so we have two active volcanoes erupting at the same time, kilauea and mauna loa. typically one volcano were developed and another separately, they are not connected in any way, so they do not go off together, they are not fed by the same source of magma from down below. t

of magma from down below. i believe this has been an opportunity for you to take your camera and take some pictures, so how has that been for you? pictures, so how has that been for ou? , , ., ., ~y for you? just phenomenal. my wife and l _ for you? just phenomenal. my wife and i are _ for you? just phenomenal. my wife and i are planning - for you? just phenomenal. my wife and i are planning on - wife and i are planning on taking off right now in a short while to go back up. it is starting to get dark and the best pictures you can get of the volcano are in the dark when they glow you can see just everywhere. tt when they glow you can see 'ust everywhere. it is 'ust spectacular. �* everywhere. it is just spectacular. really, l everywhere. it isjust - spectacular. really, really exciting also and just how spectacular is it when you can actually see it in person? well, it is breathtaking. i have been up to actually poking a stick into the lava in past eruptions of kilauea, where it has erupted and gone into the ocean many years ago, almost 30 years ago, so i have come up right up to the lover and it is like someone opening the oven doorfor you, just like someone opening the oven door for you, just blasted with the —— write—up to the lava. it is liquid drop, basically. it

is liquid drop, basically. it is flowing down the mountainside and has reached the saddle, the mountain pass between mauna kea and mauna loa and any closes we can get her right now is five miles away. gunner mench, thank you for your time here. gunner mench, thank you for yourtime here. i gunner mench, thank you for your time here. i do stay safe and keep taking the spectacular photos. thank you so much for your time. thank you, aloha, have a great day! the actor will smith has been interviewed for the first time since the notorious incident at this year's 0scars where he slapped the host, comedian chris rock on stage. will stormed the stage at the hollywood award ceremony after chris rock made a joke about mr smith's wife jada's hair. she has the hair loss condition alopecia. here he is speaking on the daily show with trevor noah. that was... that was a horrific

night, as you can imagine. um... there are many nuances and complexities to it, you know? but at the end of the day, ijust... ilost know? but at the end of the day, ijust... i lost it, you know? and i guess what i would say... you just never know what somebody�*s going through. will smith speaking about the moment he slapped chris rock at the oscars. if you remember, he has been banned from attending the ceremony for ten years, and also resigned from the academy which organises the oscars. chris rock hasn't commented on these latest words. while the world cup is in full swing in qatar, camels are having a tournament of their own in the gulf state. here's a look at the contestants for the qatar camel mzayen club's beauty festival. the camels hail from

various gulf countries, and the latest winner is from saudi arabia. last year, dozens of contestants were disqualified for having fillers or botox. hello again. yesterday we had some pretty big temperature contrasts across the uk. western areas had the mildest weather, with temperatures reaching around 12 or 13 celsius with some bright skies. meanwhile, across parts of england, we had low cloud and mist linger all day and that's kept the temperatures pegged back at three. however, i think we've got a much bigger change in our weather patterns taking place over the next seven to ten days. we're going to lose the influence of the atlantic southwesterly winds. and instead we've got a big area of high pressure that's going to build across greenland into next week. and what that will do is it will drive these bitterly cold polar winds across the uk towards the end of next week.

and with that comes the threat for some snow, particularly across the hills of northern scotland, so we'll be watching out for signs of a change. it is seven to ten days off, but it looks like it could get quite cold next week. before we get there, the immediate concern that we have right now is mist and fog. it's certainly quite murky through the welsh marches. across north—east england, visibility has dropped to 100 metres and it's very murky too for parts of scotland, notably around the central belt. for many of you, starting off the day on a frost—free note, but cold for northern scotland where we start off with temperatures around five or six celsius below freezing. now, bear in mind, with that mist and fog around, you might need to leave a little bit of extra time for your early morning journey. and just like yesterday, some of this low cloud and fog willjust lift into mist and loiter across eastern areas. where that happens, temperatures probably staying at around four or five degrees. still for many of you, the weather will brighten up as we head through the day. the mildest weather again across western areas. temperatures again reaching double figures here. now we'll take a look at the weather picture into thursday. we've still got high pressure dominating the scene across england and wales, but these weak weather fronts just bringing the threat of some rain

into the far north—west. some damp weather for mainland scotland. the heaviest rain will be across 0rkney and shetland during thursday. otherwise it's a largely dry picture again with some mist and fog patches to start the day with poor visibility, and things generally turning a bit brighter as we head into the afternoons. temperatures — england and wales about seven to ten celsius, but the mildest weather for west scotland and for northern ireland, 11 or 12 degrees here. however, through friday and the weekend it starts to get cooler, but the really cold air starts to arrive towards the end of next week. we'll be keeping a close eye on developments here.

this is bbc news — the headlines. jubilation from england fans as they beat wales 3—0 at the world cup — going through to the knockout stages. joy, too, for usa fans, with a 1—0 victory over iran — christian pulisic scoring the winner to set up a last—16 tie with the netherlands. the founder of the us right—wing 0ath keepers militia group has been convicted of seditious conspiracy over last year's attack on the capitol building in washington. stewart rhodes was accused of masterminding the 0ath keepers' participation on january the 6th. five palestinian men have been killed by israeli forces in four separate incidents in the occupied west bank. the un has warned that the israeli—palestinian

conflict is "again reaching a boiling point" after