for the local media, a royal visit makes headlines. i think people are excited to see them. the places that they've chosen to go show a desire to really interact with bostonians. boston can be a very tough town. people here don't like a phoney. the prince and princess of wales will get to know this city well over the coming days as they take their message stateside. daniela ralph, bbc news, boston. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. looking a little bit foggy. there is a change in the way because after a mild but wet november we move tomorrow into the start of december with drier but colder weather. right now it is a bit murky out there so feeling rather chilly

in some places. parts of northern england and southern scotland stuck under persistent cloud and fog. 13 degrees by contrast in the isles of scilly and through the rest of the afternoon western parts of england and wales see the best of the sunshine but elsewhere rather grey and murky with some patchy rain for northern ireland and the west of scotland. and through this evening and tonight we could see the art shower across the south—east of england, some rain for northern ireland and elsewhere some low cloud and areas of fog here and there. if the sky is clear for any length of time you could get some frost. the weather at the moment as we go into december is dominated by the high pressure centred over russia which is blocking the progress of these atlantic weather systems. they will not play a big part in the weather

story in the next few days and if anything the rain in the north—west of the uk tending to retreat tomorrow. many areas start with grey and murky conditions some of which will not lift in clear and staying grey and murky and another chilly day for the but out towards the west, 12 in belfast, feeling a bit milder. friday similar on the face of it but more of a breeze developing across some southern parts and that may help break up some of the cloud across wales and south—west england, the west midlands or northern ireland. but with that breeze starts to feel a bit colder. into the weekend the big high still scented across europe, low pressure trying to squash and from the south and that will strengthen the went even further making it feel even colder. we could even have some wintry showers of a high ground. into next week, we still are firming

high ground. into next week, we stillare firming up high ground. into next week, we still are firming up on the details but we could see some colder air coming in from the north or north—east quite how that pans out and how cold it will get next week remains open to a degree of uncertainty but it does look a bit colder for the start of december and a bit drier as well. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. time for some sport here on the bbc news channel. hello i'm hugh ferris. as eight more teams battle for more places in the last 16 of the world cup, england can start planning for senegal with their position in the knockout stage secure. winning group b means they have an extra day to prepare for sunday's match in qatar which offers them another chance to progress in a major tournament having made the semi finals at the world cup in 2018

and the final at last year's euros. gareth southgate says those experiences have helped them get this far again. we will definitely, compared to russia, i think there is a different mentality about the whole group, more belief, our objectives are different, in russia we werejust thinking about if we could win a knockout game, there is more expectation now, a bit more confidence as well, more experience of big matches. i don't know if we are ahead of where we were last summer, but definitely we are pleased that the objective we set out to do, first objectives are achieved. groups c and d will be decided in qatar today with argentina needing a positive result to not be the first major casualty of the tournament. after their shock defeat to saudi arabia, lionel messi helped argentina in a 2—0 match, against

mexico,. behind opponents poland in the table. each of the four teams have a chance of going through in group c. with the top two playing each other in one game. if argentina don't win and saudi arabia beat mexico, messi's team will be out. two wins out of two so far mean defending champions france are already through. kylian mbappe got both their goals in the win over denmark that sent them into the last 16 with a game to spare. they play tunisia in theirfinal group match. so france's place is secure. but tunisia aren't out of it despite being bottom. in the other game australia just needed a draw against denmark to go through, the danes need to win and better tunisia's results, they kick off at 3pm. an all—female refereeing team will take charge of a men's world cup game for the first time tomorrow. stephanie frappart will become the first woman to referee at the finals at germany's game with costa rica. she was the first women to referee

a men's uefa champions league game in 2020. frappart will be joined by brazil's neuza back and mexican karen diaz medina. livingston will make his debut. he has been named in a team which could be delayed by one day because the tourist squad has been a rack affected by a virus. about 1a members of the party of players and coaches have been advised to rest at the hotel, rather than attend training in rawalpindi. thursday's match is england's first test in pakistan for 17 years. there has only a handful of guys turning up to practice, but today's practice is optional, not everyone who isn't here, not saying i definitely l. sometimes you go to different countries around the world, pick up different viruses you have not been used to experience before and you always see danny try

to stay tied together. these things can pass around. we don't think it's covid, not food related, we are hoping it isjust covid, not food related, we are hoping it is just a 24—hour bug and everyone feels fit and ready to go tomorrow. ~ . , , ., everyone feels fit and ready to go tomorrow. ~ . , ., ., ., . tomorrow. wales captain announced her retirement _ tomorrow. wales captain announced her retirement from _ tomorrow. wales captain announced her retirement from international i her retirement from international rugby. she has been wales skipper for the last few years, winning 51 overall. she was also among the first 12 players to receive a full—time contract with the welsh rugby union. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport 0rgo via or go via the app, more in an hour's time. more now on our top story. the new dragon alzheimer's experts say is a momentous development. lecanemab has

been shown to slow down, but not to kill, alzheimer's and people in the early stages of the disease. earlier my colleague spoke to david cox, he was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's about ten years ago when he was 65, she asked him about when he was 65, she asked him about when he first got the news? it he was 65, she asked him about when he first got the news?— he first got the news? it was enterin: he first got the news? it was entering the _ he first got the news? it was entering the shop _ he first got the news? it was entering the shop in - he first got the news? it was entering the shop in the - he first got the news? it was - entering the shop in the system. how did it come about in the first instance? what led you to that first appointment with your gp? it instance? what led you to that first appointment with your gp?- instance? what led you to that first appointment with your gp? it was a combination — appointment with your gp? it was a combination of— appointment with your gp? it was a combination of from _ appointment with your gp? it was a combination of from both _ appointment with your gp? it was a combination of from both of - appointment with your gp? it was a combination of from both of us, - combination of from both of us, david and ., combination of from both of us, david and . , . ., combination of from both of us, david and . , _, , , ., combination of from both of us, david and . , _, ,, ., ,, david and had become less and less ca able of david and had become less and less capable of doing _ david and had become less and less capable of doing everyday _ david and had become less and less capable of doing everyday things, i capable of doing everyday things, many— capable of doing everyday things, many administrative things he was

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involved with a charity called dementia support south links. that provided social interaction, which was exactly what i needed, to be involved with other people and it soon became apparent that life did not stop, which i thought it perhaps would after the diagnosis. there was hope and that is the key thing to hold onto, hope and with a combination of a drug that i was prescribed, which i take daily, as we speak i have had my medication today, and that has helped me. but with the news of this new drug, as it has come out in the interview thus far, the earliest intervention that can be provided then that is

wonderful, wonderful news. let's hope that the medical authorities that progressed this with some gusto, let see it, there is nothing to be lost. gusto, let see it, there is nothing to be lost-— gusto, let see it, there is nothing tobelost. «r, to be lost. diagnosis has to be key at the earliest _ to be lost. diagnosis has to be key at the earliest opportunity - to be lost. diagnosis has to be key at the earliest opportunity and - to be lost. diagnosis has to be key| at the earliest opportunity and that is an enormous battle. is something i will be talking _ is an enormous battle. is something i will be talking about _ is an enormous battle. is something i will be talking about with _ is an enormous battle. is something i will be talking about with the - i will be talking about with the alzheimer society later this hour. because, if this new drug is most effective given at the early stages, then of course are the key is to getting that the diagnosis made a really, really early. we know existing medication for the various forms of dementia works best, again, when someone is diagnosed at the early stages of the disease. so, david, was your case of alzheimer's, was that court quite early? because you are thankfully ten years later still doing really well. yes

you are thankfully ten years later still doing really well.— you are thankfully ten years later still doing really well. yes it was. i am still doing really well. yes it was. i am eternally — still doing really well. yes it was. i am eternally thankful _ still doing really well. yes it was. i am eternally thankful for - still doing really well. yes it was. i am eternally thankful for the . i am eternally thankful for the medical services that were involved in my particular case. but i would say, let's say i am perhaps the tip of the iceberg looking back, because there are more and more cases that are awaiting referral for memory tests and diagnosis and that is key to the future, to get an early diagnosis. uk health officials say there's been a 70% increase in the number of under—five's being admitted to hospital with flu. cases generally are on the rise, and the uk health security agency says covid restrictions have meant very young children haven't had the chance to build up any natural immunity to the virus.parents are being urged to get two and three—year—olds vaccinated, as john maguire reports.

rafa is a happy, healthy two—and—a—half—year—old who, along with so many children of his age, is obsessed by thomas the tank engine. but this was him just a month ago, critically ill in hospital with flu. and he had to be intubated, so he was put into a coma and put on a life support machine. and he was on that for a couple of days. his parents are both doctors, but even they were taken aback with how seriously ill rafa became. it's every parent's worst nightmare. he was in a coma with a breathing tube, connected to a life support machine just to give him a chance to recover, have treatment and improve. and unfortunately, rafa, at that time, had not yet had his flu vaccination, so i think that was, yeah, a bit of a shock for us, really.

rafa was born at the beginning of the first lockdown, and because of the subsequent covid restrictions, young children haven't been exposed to the normal winter spread of seasonal flu and so their natural immunity hasn't developed. the uk health security agency says cases are increasing rapidly, with more than 200 under—fives hospitalised. rafa has now been vaccinated and ben and anjali are urging other parents to do the same. a lot of children being admitted with influenza and it's really taken over this winter. i think if there's any message that we send out, it's to parents of toddlers, do go and get your children vaccinated. so, so important. it was a terrifying time and they're extremely grateful for the care rafa received. amazing care, second to none, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. so, they say, make sure your

children are protected from flu, a virus many may take for granted but should never be underestimated. john maguire, bbc news, bristol. it's time to take a look at some of the stories making headlines from newsrooms across the united kingdom. an inquest into the deaths of 11 people in the shoreham aircrash in 2015 will begin shortly. it's more than seven years since the hawker hunterjet crashed onto the a27. all those killed were on the ground at the time. the pilot was cleared of gross negligence manslaughter following a trial at the old bailey. ben weisz reports.

it will be in the building behind me that these inquests finally get under way and, in recent years, we have heard from air accident investigators about what happens, the plane, we have heard from the crown court who acquitted the pilot of the manslaughter of these 11 men. but theirfamilies of the manslaughter of these 11 men. but their families have of the manslaughter of these 11 men. but theirfamilies have been kept waiting for answers to those most basic questions, how, where and when did their loved ones come to lose their lives? we know the families have plenty of other questions and they will be opportunities in the coming weeks to ask them. later next week we will be hearing from those air accident investigators, in the event organisers, from those responsible for the a27. but fittingly, after seven years of waiting, these inquests begin today by hearing from the families about their loved ones and what they meant to them. north east lincolnshire has employed 30 people from south africa to work in its children's services department, after struggling to find permanent staff in the uk.

tim iredale has been speaking to some of the new recruits. my my namejust like my name just like i my namejust like i come from johannesburg against south africa. i relocated to north east lincolnshire to be a social worker. hello there, how are you? i am a social worker in north east lincolnshire. it was a very big decision i had to make when i looked at the big picture of things. for me it was more about growing myself as an individual, to see what difference i can make in north east lincolnshire, because i have worked in south africa for a number of years now, so i thought maybe changes to what others skills i can bring to north east lincolnshire.— i can bring to north east lincolnshire. ~ ., ., ,, ., lincolnshire. we have a commission at the moment _ lincolnshire. we have a commission at the moment who _ lincolnshire. we have a commission at the moment who is _ lincolnshire. we have a commission at the moment who is helping - lincolnshire. we have a commission at the moment who is helping us . lincolnshire. we have a commission at the moment who is helping us to | at the moment who is helping us to bring _ at the moment who is helping us to bring about— at the moment who is helping us to bring about improvements in

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and distance. back in 1938 geoff banks from honiton began writing to his american pen pal celesta byrne. as kevin hay, reports the pair have both now turned 100 and their correspondence is still going strong. many thanks for the souvenir edition of the daily express.— of the daily express. 100-year-old jaffa reading _ of the daily express. 100-year-old jaffa reading one _ of the daily express. 100-year-old jaffa reading one of _ of the daily express. 100-year-old jaffa reading one of the _ of the daily express. 100-year-old jaffa reading one of the many - jaffa reading one of the many letters he has received from his pen pal solicitor. the correspondence began in 1938, is part of an educational project putting british and american students in contact. 0ver and american students in contact. over the decades the letters are kept crossing the atlantic. i thought she was a very interesting person and she had led a quite interesting life.—

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in the united states at the head of the militia group has been convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with january the 6th storming of the us capitol in washington. he was accused of masterminding the oath keepers participation on that day, verdicts being seen as a win for the us justice department which sought to prove the attack amounted to a rebellion against the government. north america correspondent has been following the case. this was a case, of seditious conspiracy was the charge which is a rally heard charge come in large part because it is a difficult charge to prove, so it's not often brought before a court. essentially what it means is that the allegation was that he and others had attempted to stop the peaceful transition of power after

the 2020 elections, the transition of power would have been between the donald trump and joe biden. the allegation being it wasn't that happened on the day, the storming of the capitol building, but something stewart rhodes and others had planned in advance, that this had been a plot and in fact prosecutors talked about a text message that he had sent to some of the supporters just after the 2020 elections are saying that we're not going to through this without a civil war. clearly that is bringing in the ears of the jury clearly that is bringing in the ears of thejury members, clearly that is bringing in the ears of the jury members, that was the heart of the allegation from the justice department that american democracy was at stake. the jurors believed the prosecution at least in the case of stuart rhodes and one other, there were three others as part of the group who were found not guilty. at this stage it isn't known how long he will spend in prison, he will be sentenced at a later date,

butjust will be sentenced at a later date, but just on the will be sentenced at a later date, butjust on the cup one charge of the seditious conspiracy, that carries up to 20 years behind bars. to the world cup. how are ordinary people in qatar watching the world cup. the bbc reporter went to a suburbs in doha, with a group of men watching a game. away from the fan zones away from the stadiums and fan zones, ordinary qataris are enjoying the world cup at home. culture with a love of football. football, it's a sport, and sport is always having fun. it involves goals, disappointment... do you want to make the sauce? ..and lots and lots of food. in this suburb of doha, this group of men have been meeting up to watch matches

at the traditional majlis. this is where we gather on a weekly basis with relatives, friends and family. it's a nice setting where we have the wood fire, smoke shisha and enjoy the time. every thursday, we gather over here and then our friend cooks for us. and then we have dinner with each other. arabic traditional food — rice, spices, and definitely it comes with either chicken or meat. half—time in the match. but the result on the food is already in. amazed always. it's a very gathering culture. back in the days, if you are lost in a desert and you see a fire lighting up, it means the person or the family that in the tent are welcoming whoever sees the fire.

it means like whoever is lost, whoever is hungry, please welcome us, we are welcoming everyone. whenever there is a fire, there is a dallah with coffee. coffee, it means like everyone is welcome. the suspense that was built up, i would say, before the world cup was immense. i'm happy for the country, for the stage that we're in. hosting the biggest sporting event in the world is an absolute honour. i went to the opening match. it was an amazing feeling. it seems like yesterday we won the bidding, and we can't even believe it's happening right now. jose cueto, bbc news, from doha. 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 head. 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... i lost it, you know? and i guess what i would say... ..you just never know what somebody�*s going through. if you remember, he has been banned attending the ceremony for ten years and also resigned from the organisation organising the oscars, chris rock has not commented on

those latest words from will smith. much more to come out to be, let's get a look at the weather forecast. many of us started with low cloud mist unfolded, where that has lingered, temperatures have really been struggling. there is more of the same to come over the next days, often cloudy, some areas of mist and fog, equally a little bit of sunshine, this is the satellite picture from earlier today, we have seen some sunny spells in the north—west of wales, some northern parts of scotland have seen a little bit of sunshine, if you brace in the cloud elsewhere, but whether cloud has lingered, stayed quite murky, it does still feel cold out there and it will remain so through the rest of the afternoon, four degrees in newcastle, compare that with 11 in plymouth, belfast, but some rain into the north—west of the uk, north—west scotland and northern ireland, some patchy rain will continue overnight, somewhat shower in the south—east corner. no damage

most places dry, large areas of low cloud, mist and fog. if you do keep clear skies overhead for any length of time, it could get cold enough for a touch of frost, generally relatively chilly night, although nothing unusual for the time of year. it is this big area of high pressure centred across pressure that dominates the weather for the start of december. it is blocking the progress of these frontal systems from the west, they will not have a huge part in a weather story, some patchy rain for a time in northern ireland, maybe north—west of england and parts of scotland. that will ease northwards. some mist and fog elsewhere, low cloud, some of which will break, reveal some sunshine, some of that mist and murk will linger and where it does it will linger and where it does it will stay chilly. high temperatures in the west, 12 degrees for belfast. into friday, more of the same, but the breeze will start to pick up across the south, that will begin to break up the cloud help cross west midlands and wales. some sunshine

here, conversely without strengthening breeze, many places it will feel just a strengthening breeze, many places it will feeljust a little chillier. for the weekend we still have our big high pressure, centred over pressure, another high beginning to build to the north—west of us and there is low pressure squashing in from the south. the easterly wind will start to strengthen a little bit more, there will be showers, could be wintry over high ground, and then into next week it looks like we will stick with a rather chilly feel, could turn colder for many though, mostly dry.