this is bbc news. our top stories. japan's joy — they beat spain in doha to reach the knockout stage of the world cup. it's fun to see, i cannot imagine we would win against spain. it's unbelievable, just a dream now. but huge disappointment for two of europes�* big hitters — germany and belgium are out. a0 years after the disappearance of a woman in australia, her husband, who became the subject of a popular crime podcast, is jailed for 2h years for murder. another royal row over racism raises questions, as the woman accusing lady susan hussey of othering her at a formal event speaks out.

no matter how uncomfortable it is for other people to accept, i'm very clear that i experienced racism in an environment that i should have felt safe in. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with news from the world cup in qatar, where japan have caused their second upset of the group stage, beating spain to advance top the knockout stages of the competition. in doing so, they condemned germany to an early exit and it also meant they won their group. the key moment in the game was this — kaoru mitoma pulling the ball back for ao tanaka to score. the goal was initially ruled out before being overturned with officials saying it hadn't gone out of play

in the build—up as some of the pictures seemed to show. the goal came just six minutes into the second half, and despite germany coming from behind to beat costa rica in the other game in the group, it'sjapan and spain who progress to the last 16. that thrilled these fans in tokyo, and the supporters who watched the game in qatar were also delighted. so emotional, almost crying. it's a fantasy, i couldn't imagine _ it's a fantasy, i couldn't imagine we would win against spain — imagine we would win against spain. it's unbelievable, just a dream _ spain. it's unbelievable, “ust a dreamfi spain. it's unbelievable, “ust a dream. ,, , a dream. second 45 minutes, we beat them _ a dream. second 45 minutes, we beat them 2-1. — a dream. second 45 minutes, we beat them 2-1, unbelievable. - a dream. second 45 minutes, we beat them 2-1, unbelievable. it | beat them 2—1, unbelievable. it was a beat them 2—1, unbelievable. was a miracle. beat them 2-1, unbelievable. it was a miracle. before - beat them 2-1, unbelievable. it was a miracle. before the - beat them 2-1, unbelievable. it | was a miracle. before the match i couldn't even _ was a miracle. before the match i couldn't even imagine - was a miracle. before the match i couldn't even imagine it, - was a miracle. before the match i couldn't even imagine it, you l i couldn't even imagine it, you know? — i couldn't even imagine it, you know? very amazing. tom byer is a former professional footballer, who's played injapan�*s

j—league and is now a youth development specialist based in tokyo. i asked him what the mood has been like on the ground injapan. watching that game was just amazing, to see the comeback. japan played almost to the t of what happened versus germany as well, a big day injapan. seam; well, a big day in japan. any idea of what _ well, a big day in japan. any idea of what is _ well, a big day injapan. any idea of what is happening and that changing room? the second half, they come back with renewed vigour. what on earth is being said to them? i don't know, some energy drink? first of all, i know, some energy drink? first of all. i guess — know, some energy drink? first of all, i guess it's _ know, some energy drink? first of all, i guess it's the _ of all, i guess it's the belief. when you knock off a country like germany who have been world cup champions several times now... i think it's a very similar tactic that they played with germany, to try to contain in the first half and then come out attacking by putting some attacking by putting some attacking players on in the second half, and it worked. it definitely did. talk me through the development of football in

japan. how would you describe it? obviously at a high point today. but how has it been? that's something you have been involved in. what changed? yes. involved in. what changed? yes, the focus on _ involved in. what changed? yes, the focus on technical _ involved in. what changed? yes, the focus on technical skill - the focus on technical skill development injapan. it development in japan. it started development injapan. it started in the early 1990s, almost 30 years ago, making the entry level of the sport very technical. we see that characteristic of both the men's and the women'steams. and you think about the characteristics, the japanese are very skilled technically. when you close the gap between the very best players and the least developed players, that's where the magic happens and you develop a very large elite player pool. it's been a long time in the making, but it's incredible, and also a lot of players playing in europe now. in the olden days, they used to grow up watching them play, now

they are playing alongside them. that belief, and high technical skills, them. that belief, and high technicalskills, it them. that belief, and high technical skills, it has really pushed japan to where they are today. pushed japan to where they are toda . ~ ., , today. where does it figure in ja anese today. where does it figure in japanese society? _ today. where does it figure in japanese society? i _ today. where does it figure in japanese society? i mean, . today. where does it figure in | japanese society? i mean, this is 'ust a japanese society? i mean, this isjust a massive, _ japanese society? i mean, this isjust a massive, massive - japanese society? i mean, this| isjust a massive, massive win, is just a massive, massive win, especially because it happened in doha. forthe especially because it happened in doha. for the 1994 world cup, japan lost to iraq in loss time in exactly that same city. everyone talks about that. it's been a huge scar onjapanese football psychologically. to now have two huge wins is just monumental. now have two huge wins is 'ust monumentai now have two huge wins is 'ust monumental. �* ., ., monumental. and so that god had healed. i monumental. and so that god had healed- i was _ monumental. and so that god had healed. i was looking _ monumental. and so that god had healed. i was looking into - monumental. and so that god had healed. i was looking into your - healed. i was looking into your background, tom, and you have also worked in china, for example. what does it take for a nation to become a football nation? —— and so that scar had healed. controversy when qatar

was awarded the world cup. but if you look at japan for example, what advice would you give them?— example, what advice would you give them? when you look at the best players _ give them? when you look at the best players and _ give them? when you look at the best players and the _ give them? when you look at the best players and the best - best players and the best countries in the world, they win the battles at entry level. a cultural development that starts way earlier than the rest. the rest of the world believes the battle is at the elite level and they believe they can close the gap between they can close the gap between the best and the worst, but they rarely ever do. 92 years ago, the first world cup started. 211 countries play the sport, but only eight have won the world cup, so it's a very exclusive group. if you look at those countries, they possess the best player development programmes, and they have a culture in place that is very conducive to developing players. my work with the chinese government for several years was, focus on the entry level. they have over 100 million children under the age of six. that is where the focus

should be for developing countries, that's where the magic happens. it countries, that's where the magic happens.— countries, that's where the magic happens. it must feel very rewarding _ magic happens. it must feel very rewarding today, - magic happens. it must feel very rewarding today, to - magic happens. it must feel| very rewarding today, to you personally?— very rewarding today, to you personally? because it was an opportunity — personally? because it was an opportunity for _ personally? because it was an opportunity for me _ personally? because it was an opportunity for me to - personally? because it was an opportunity for me to watch . opportunity for me to watch with my two young boys, 14 and 16, who play injapan. it was incredible, although i have to admit, i cried like a baby when the final whistle blew.- the final whistle blew. tears of 'o . well, contrast the joy in japan with the misery in germany. you can see here in berlin just how disappointed they were with the outcome, with their team eliminated for the second world cup in succession at the group stage. the drama in doha wasn't just confined to the evening matches. the final placings in group f were decided as belgium were knocked out. the belgians came into the tournament ranked second in the world, but after beating canada in their opening game they then lost to morocco and needed to beat croatia to go through. but that game ended goalless sending them out. after the game, manager roberto martinez confirmed he was stepping down as boss.

it also meant morocco went through as group winners, leading to wild celebrations for the african side and ensuring the continent will have at least two nations in the knockout stages. the whole moroccan country, we will celebrate this big, big event. will celebrate this big, big event, ., , ,y will celebrate this big, big event. ., , _ ., event. so happy, i cannot describe _ event. so happy, i cannot describe how _ event. so happy, i cannot describe how i _ event. so happy, i cannot describe how i feel. - event. so happy, i cannot describe how i feel. it's. event. so happy, i cannot i describe how i feel. it's the best. — describe how i feel. it's the best, this day. the best thing we can— best, this day. the best thing we can have. best, this day. the best thing we can have-— best, this day. the best thing we can have. lots more world cu we can have. lots more world cup news _ we can have. lots more world cup news in — we can have. lots more world cup news in the _ we can have. lots more world cup news in the hours - we can have. lots more world cup news in the hours and - we can have. lots more worldl cup news in the hours and days to come. let's get some of the day's other news. here in the uk, the main opposition labour party have retained the parliamentary seat of chester, in the north west of england, in a by—election. their candidate, samantha dixon, won with a majority of nearly 11,000. that's more than the margin of victory at the general election three years ago. bomb disposal experts in spain

have defused a letter bomb at the us embassy — the sixth device sent to high—profile targets in less than ten days. the authorities have now stepped up security around public buildings. as well as the us embassy, similar devices were also sent to the defence ministry, an airforce base, a weapons manufacturer and the ukrainian embassy, where a security officer was slightly injured. the case in australia against a former political adviser accused of raping a colleague inside the parliament building has been dropped because of concerns for his alleged victim's mental health. the adviser, bruce lehrmann, denied sexually assaulting brittany higgins on a government minister's sofa. in october this year, mr lehrmann's trial collapsed because ofjury misconduct. an australian man who became the subject of a popular crime podcast has been jailed for 24 years for his wife's murder. chris dawson, who's 74, was told he would probably die in prison. he was convicted in august in a judge—only trial

after decades of speculation about the 1982 disappearance of his wife, lynette. our correspondent phil mercer has more from sydney. lynette dawson was married to a man called chris dawson, a former rugby player and teacher. in 1982, lynette dawson went missing. over the years, there was lots of speculations, police investigations about the whereabouts of this woman and what happened to her. the real catalyst in this case came in 2018, when chris dawson was arrested. this came after the publication of the very popular podcast called the teachers pet, produced by the australian newspaper and garnered millions of downloads around the world. it became an international

sensation. in part, it led to a renewed police investigation into the disappearance of lynette dawson. back in august, chris dawson, who denied a charge of murder, was on trial before a judge only hearing, in new south wales. he was convicted of his wife's murder, and today, justice ian harrison has sentenced chris dawson to 24 years in prison with a minimum term of 18 years. given that chris dawson is 74, the judge did point out that chris dawson was likely to die in prison. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. the growing impact of drugs gangs on uk communities — we hear from the parents fearful for their children. 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, i his opposite number from dover.

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. japan's joy after beating spain at in doha to reach the knockout stages of the world cup. 40 years after the disappearance of a woman in australia, her husband has been jailed for her murder. here in the uk, there's a call for more youth workers specialising in so—called county lines, after a number of teenage stabbings across the country over the past week. county lines involve organised criminal groups using mobile phones to move and supply drugs, usually from cities into smaller towns and rural areas. the latest figures suggest a large rise in the number of children being trafficked and used for organised crime. our correspondentjeremy cooke, producer claire kendall and camera journalist steve fylde have spent months with edge north east — an organisation in newcastle that saves and rescues children groomed by criminal gangs —

to see the devastating effect it has on young people and their families. two teenagers have died after being stabbed just a mile apart... this is a story of children caught up in a world of violence and tragedy. he's my little boy and i can't protect him and he's out there. it's breaking the family apart. it's the story of one organisation battling to reach kids in the gravest danger. as long as they can line their own pockets with money, they don't care who they use. it ruins these young people's lives. fighting to save children from criminal gangs. if we let our guard down for a minute, somebody is going to come in and grab them. county lines is all about drug dealing, organised crime gangs using children to move cocaine, crack, whatever, all over the country. years ago, you just wouldn't think about using a kid to run drugs, but now they don't care

who they use. it is heartbreaking. i'm really worried now. we've been given exclusive access to edge north east, a small team with one clear mission — to save children from the gangs. what time did she last text you? about midnight. how old is she? 15. right now, it's lorna dealing with an immediate crisis — a missing teenage girl. she is vulnerable, isn't she? she's very vulnerable. this is where it gets serious. i'm scared i'm going to lose her. lose her to the gangs, to exploitation, to being sent on trains, buses, any transportation to anywhere in the country. that's what happened to nicole. i think at the point i realised i wasn't going to get anything, it was too late. i was already well and truly in it and doing it and there was no choice in it. there was no, i can decide when i was going to do it or where i was going to do it. they were telling me i was doing it. if i wasn't doing it, i would pay for it and i

would know about it. that's all that's left, really, the memory of him. another sad street memorial to another young life lost. reports this week from across the country of more stabbings, more deaths. i feel absolutely gutted. we need more... more people out there on the streets to help these kids. to get them to understand and to teach them and to get them back on track. it's no way to live. it sounds odd, but for some young people, being arrested can be a turning point — an opportunity for youth workers to make first contact. there are ten cells along this corridor set aside for what they call juveniles — for children. and behind this door is a young person who's in police custody. like others on the edge team, lorna's own life experience, her own troubled youth can help make vital connections. if you were in custody, you were talking to your younger self, what would you say?

oh, i'm getting a bit emotional. that someone did care. and that my life didn't have to be like that. sorry... the government says that thousands of county lines have been dismantled. it's becoming a priority for many police forces. some of these organisations are massive. they are so geared up to recruiting these young people with vulnerabilities, and not only is it about the drugs and the violence, it's about the life—ruining effect. so if they're listening, they are not safe. northumbria police will absolutely pursue them and will getjustice. edge is all about keeping kids safe. helping the families, too. like this mum we'll call sarah. worried sick about her missing teenage son. do you know where he is now? no, i don't. and that's the worrying part, not knowing if

he is alive or dead. it's not his kind of choice. if somebody says to him, right, i want you here, there or at this time, that time, he has to be there or else there's repercussions on the family. imagine it was your child. what's it doing to you? killing us. it's really, really hard. he's my little boy and i can't protect him and he is out there. it's breaking the family apart. for chris, a check—in at the beach with jason. i'm not going to allow anyone to cast you adrift either. keeping him on track. small steps are massively important. long—term support. the situations where i've either been arrested and i've been in a holding cell, they've called my dad and my dad's not turned up. they've called my social worker and my social worker's off work, so he ain't coming. without even having to ask, chris hasjust turned up. if you wanted to say something to chris, what would you say to him?

thank you, innit, for being a father, an uncle figure, big brother, friend, best friend. i can't lie. thank you, you've helped. these children need all the help they can get. for nicole, it's still hard to believe what the gangs do to children — what they did to her. i don't have words for them. you know? i couldn't think of anything worse than what i wish on them people, to be fair, because it's so self—centred of them to know that they're young, naive kids that don't, genuinely at that age, don't know any better. with intervention with ongoing support, young lives can be turned around. but mum sarah is still waiting for her son to come home. he's already been missing more than 50 times this year. and tonight, he's still out there, somewhere. jeremy cooke, bbc news, newcastle. south african president cyril ramaphosa postponed an appearance in parliamnet amidst growing pressure on him

to resign. his no—show came just a day after an independent panel said there was evidence suggesting he'd committed "serious misconduct" after millions of dollars in cash were reportedly stolen from his private game ranch almost three years ago. the deputy president david mabuza also cancelled a keynote address at a world aids day commemoration event. north korea's leader kim jong—un has sent condolences to china over the death of former presidentjiang zemin. according to local media there, kim said the late former head of state had supported north korea's socialist cause and helped develop relations between the two countries. the comments were reportedly sent in a letterfrom kim to current chinese president xijinping. a new penal code has come into force in cuba which increases the punishment for a series of crimes, mainly those involved with the security of the state. the new code has been criticised by international human rights groups for punishments directed at independentjournalists. and the number of crimes

punishable by the death penalty has also risen. will grant has more. when this new penal code was passed by the cuban congress in may, many human rights organisations voiced serious disquiet about the fact that they felt it would target dissent, it would target social activists, and it would target independent journalists on the island. specifically, they were concerned about, for example, article 143 — that makes receiving funds or financing for what the penal code calls "activities against the state and its constitutional order" punishable by up to ten years in jail. now, considering that most independentjournalists on the island are financed from abroad, it does appear that they are very much in the crosshairs of that change. other examples include article 119, which punishes up to the death penalty the use

of force against...the attempt, rather, to change the system in cuba. it is worth mentioning, though, that the death penalty, while it exists in cuba, hasn't been used in almost two decades. the government would point to other developments — for example, clamping down on domestic violence, with new punishments there, or for environmental crimes. but certainly, given the fact that this is happening around recent protests — there were widespread protests after hurricane ian, when all of cuba was plunged into a weeks—long blackout or last year injuly, when there was a nationwide series of protests over spiralling inflation and shortages of basic goods. it does very much look like this new penal code is designed to crush that kind of dissent and make sure that there is minimal speaking out or activities against the cuban government.

a black british charity campaigner who was repeatedly asked at a royal reception at buckingham palace on tuesday where she was really from by a senior figure in the royal household, has described her experience as abuse. ngozi fulani was questioned about her background by lady susan hussey. it comes as the duke and duchess of sussex prepare to release their documentary next week, in what they say is the inside story of why they stepped away from royal duties. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. i'm very clear. no matter how uncomfortable it is for other people to accept, i'm very clear that i experienced racism in an environment that i should have felt safe in, and we need to address that. ngozi fulani was invited along with 300 other guests to a reception at buckingham palace highlighting the issue of violence against women.

here she is, seen being warmly greeted by the queen consort, but earlier she says she received a very different welcome from a senior palace aide, lady susan hussey. when the lady first approached me, one of the first things she did was to take my locks and move it out of the way. no conversation at first, and then she says, "i just want to see your name badge". ms fulani, born in britain, then says she was repeatedly and aggressively questioned. "i'm from here, i was born here". "yeah, but where are you really from ? " "i'm really from here". "yeah, but, ok, so i can see that this is going to be a bit of a challenge". she said, "what's your nationality?" and i said, "lady, i was born here, i'm british". i was thinking that would be the end of it, but no. lady susan hussey, seen

here in blue, was a lady in waiting to queen elizabeth for six decades. yesterday, she resigned from her honorary role within the royal household and offered her profound apologies for the hurt caused. lady hussey is also prince william's godmother. today, the royal couple's visit to the us city of boston continued. the headlines were supposed to be about his earthshot prize, the award he founded for environmental innovations. but instead, accusations of racism have had once again to be addressed. and today, the promise of more royal revelations. no—one sees what's happening behind closed doors. netflix released the first look at it six—part series starring the duke and duchess of sussex which will, according to the streaming giant... when the stakes were this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us? ..look at the challenges which forced them to step back as senior royals.

sarah campbell, bbc news. hello. fog has been quite a big feature of our weather over the last few days — in some places, quite persistent and reluctant to clear. and there will be fog around to start friday morning once again. however, that fog should start to lift and clear to give some spells of sunshine, with a bit more of a breeze developing. but a really murky start for parts of east wales, the midlands, down into the west country — but there is some mist and fog and low clouds to be found elsewhere, as well. through the day, though, with the easterly breeze starting to pick up, some of that mist and murk and low cloud will lift to give a bit more in the way of sunshine. some showers feeding into eastern england. northern england likely to stay quite cloudy for much of the time. similar story for scotland — rather grey and drizzly — a little bit of brightness developing out

towards the west. northern ireland should see some sunshine — highs of ten degrees there for belfast. feeling colder than that if it stays grey and murky where you are. now, through friday night, we keep this easterly breeze — that will feed some showers into eastern parts of england, particularly. some clear spells. not as much fog by this stage because of the extra breeze. temperatures generally holding above freezing, some places may see a touch of frost. high pressure away to the north east of us, centred across northern europe, but that is just about dominating the weather at the moment, fending off the frontal systems for the most part. however, this band of cloud could bring a little bit of patchy rain to northern ireland and certainly northwest scotland through saturday. and at the other end of the country, we'll see some cloud just filtering in from the near continent, bringing maybe some bits and pieces of rain and drizzle into southern counties of england. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, some showers in the east, and feeling quite chilly in the easterly breeze — which will still be with us into sunday. i think we'll see more of that cloud feeding up from the south.

quite cloudy for many of us, actually. best of the sunshine in the west. there will also be some showers — some of which could be wintry over higher ground. top temperatures around five, six or seven degrees. just a taste of what is to come next week, because it looks pretty likely that we'll see north or north—easterly winds feeding a plunge of cold air across the uk, and that brings with it the chance of some wintry showers. now, the details of the forecast will change between now and then, and there should be a lot of dry weather around, but some wintry showers are possible, and it is set to feel really quite cold.

this is bbc news, the headlines... japan have beaten spain 2—1 in doha to reach the knockout stage of the world cup. fans gathered in a fan zone to watch the match and then took to the streets to celebrate. spain also go through, but the result means that germanyjoin belgium in going out of the tournament. the case against a former political adviser accused of raping a colleague inside australia's parliament building has been dropped — because of concerns for his alleged victim's mental health. the adviser, bruce lehrmann, denied sexually assaulting brittany higgins in a government minister's office in march 2019. a royal row over racism has been raising questions in the uk after a woman accused honorary royal lady susan hussey of "othering" her at an event

at buckingham palace. the controversy comes as prince william and kate