this is bbc news with the latest headlines. whistleblowers at one of england's worst performing hospital trusts say a climate of fear among staff is putting patients at risk. labour holds chester with an increased share of the vote in rishi sunak�*s first by—election test as prime minister hello voters in chester really are fed up with the government, i think they have turned to labour values. the prince and princess of wales�* visit to the us continues to be overshadowed. this time by a trailer for harry and meghan�*s long—awaited netflix documentary. a night of high drama in qatar. four—time winners germany go out at the group stage for a second world cup in a row. and sir eltonjohn will headline glastonbury festival next summer in what may be his last ever uk gig.

good morning. a bbc investigation has uncovered what insiders have called a "culture of fear" among staff at one of england's worst performing nhs trusts. current and former staff at university hospitals birmingham say they fear being subjected to disciplinary action if they speak up about patient safety. the investigation was conducted by newsnight and bbc west midlands. david grossman reports. the university hospitals birmingham trust, known as uhb, is huge — one of the largest in the uk, with four big hospitals serving over two million patients a year. for the population of birmingham and across the west midlands, this trust pretty much is the nhs.

but it is also struggling, rated "requires improvement" — the third of four possible rankings. it came last but one on an analysis of nhs trusts in england. the problems at that the trust have been known about for years. back in 2017, the trust commissioned an internal report into 20 deaths in the haematology department of queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. newsnight has obtained a copy of the report. while it acknowledges that there are many areas of good practice, it criticises the lack of ownership of patients and a lack of communication on patient care amongst senior clinicians. "from the haematology perspective and the notes reviewed, it was obvious that this was not happening," the report concludes. in essence, patients were dying — in some cases, without receiving any treatment at all. newsnight has discovered that the doctor who wrote it, who investigated those patient deaths,

was so concerned by what he saw was a lack of seriousness about patient safety that he eventually resigned from the trust and, indeed, from the nhs altogether. we've traced him here to athens, where he is working as a senior consultant haematologist. there was definitely a lack of safe patient care and a lack of ownership of the patient, a lack of looking after the patient the way they should look after these patients in a very detailed way, in detailed management. and those patients all died — that's why you looked at them. exactly. should they have died? could they have been saved? they could be saved. certainly, when you don't have an action done, then you don't really know the outcome. that is a sentiment we have heard from other clinicians, that they were just not being listened to when they raised concerns about safety. and there is evidence that patient safety at the trust has been compromised.

in medical terms, a never event is an incident which should never happen if proper safety procedures are correctly implemented. in the year from the 1st of april 2020, uhb had 12 never events, the highest of any trust in england. throughout this investigation, we have heard the same thing time and time again — clinicians telling us they feared that if they raised safety concerns, then management would take action against them, perhaps even end their careers. it was, we were told, the wholesale intimidation of the staff into silence. i and other consultants raised concerns about patient safety, and we realised if you do, then you will get punished quite quickly and quite harshly. so they will make all kinds of spurious investigations, and they will try to intimidate you that way. why did you decide to leave, rather than continue to fight? because i think there was no end to this fight and they were trying, as they did with other colleagues,

to completely sort of ruin yourcareer. following a freedom of information request, the trust revealed that, in the last decade, it had referred 26 of its doctors, to the general medical council for professional conduct or standards investigations. in not a single case did the gmc take any further action against the doctors concerned. the trust told the bbc... "we take patient safety very seriously." they said they had a high reporting culture of incidents to ensure appropriate accountability and, vitally, learning. 0n those so—called never events, they said, "all patient safety concerns and incidents are rigorously investigated to prevent harm to our patients." david grossman, bbc news. you can watch more on that investigation by newsnight on bbc iplayer. a by—election in chester has seen labour hold the city of chester seat with an increased share of the vote.

it's a blow to rishi sunak in his first by—election test as prime minister. the contest was triggered by the resignation of christian matheson. samantha dixon, a local councillor in the city, increased labour's majority to nearly ii—thousand, and secured labour's best ever result in the seat. i think it's very decisive, i think it shows that voters in chester really are fed up with the government. i think they have turned to labour values and put crosses next to my name in significant numbers. joining us now from glasgow, john curtice, professor of politics at strathclyde university. welcome, what do you read into this result? ~ , ., ., result? well, the broad headline, of course, is result? well, the broad headline, of course. is that _ result? well, the broad headline, of course, is that we _ result? well, the broad headline, of course, is that we shouldn't - result? well, the broad headline, of course, is that we shouldn't be - course, is that we shouldn't be surprised that the opposition managed to defend a seat at a by—election, indeed get a bit of a swing to it, that is what tends to

happen in by—elections when the opposition are facing a challenge from the government. the real question to ask about the by—election was, did it provide evidence that was consistent with what the opinion polls have been telling us for some weeks now, which is that the conservatives are in serious electoral trouble? 0n serious electoral trouble? on average, about 20 points behind, and i think broadly speaking, the answer to that question is yes. now, what is true, the swing from conservative to labour in their state, 13 points, is a bit less than what national polls was saying, which is 16 points at the moment, but the truth is that labour always do less well in by—elections that they are defending, than you might expect, whatever the position of the parties in the polls nationally. so therefore what we need to do is to compare the performance of the parties in this by—election with other by—elections of the same kind, are you by—elections where labour

are you by—elections where labour are defending the sikh and to do so over a broad swing. the first comparison we can do is to say, well, how does this compare with such by—election since 2010, because after all the labour party has not managed to win any of the last four general elections, so labour needs to be demonstrating that they are doing better than they have done in past by—elections. there is one all the way back in 2012 in middlesbrough, which was as good as theirs, but otherwise we are talking about labour doing better in this by—election that they have done in other comparable by—elections. the second comparison that we can make, which is perhaps equally telling, is to go back to the 1992—97 parliament, and why go back to that? because it ended with the conservatives suffering a heavy defeat in the 1997 general election, and the swing in this by—election is pretty much comparable to, on

average at least, the swing that was being recorded in by—elections in that parliament, where labour were defending the seat. so again, it is consistent with labour doing relatively well by the standard of similar by—elections. so put that together, one has to say, you know, the truth is it certainly looks as though the government is in much more serious trouble than it was in the summer, when labour did enjoy a swing in wakefield and won the seat from the conservatives, it is a bigger swing than that, and that indeed, you know, the labour party is now further ahead in the polls thanit is now further ahead in the polls than it has been at any point in this parliament, or indeed at any point since david cameron first walked through ten downing street in 2010. ~ ., ., , walked through ten downing street in 2010. ., .,, , 2010. what does history say about how this by-election _ 2010. what does history say about how this by-election victory - 2010. what does history say about how this by-election victory on - 2010. what does history say about | how this by-election victory on this how this by—election victory on this scale, whether it can be turned around? we are two years away from each election, aren't we? we

around? we are two years away from each election, aren't we?— around? we are two years away from each election, aren't we? we are two ears each election, aren't we? we are two years away. — each election, aren't we? we are two years away. pretty — each election, aren't we? we are two years away, pretty much... _ each election, aren't we? we are two years away, pretty much... certainlyl years away, pretty much... certainly if you follow the precedent of the 1992-97 if you follow the precedent of the 1992—97 parliament, the fact that this by—election swing is on a comparable scale to what we saw in that parliament, is not good news for the conservatives, because that certainly wasn't turned around. so the fact that the conservatives lose doesn't tell us anything, it is the scale of the loss that they have to worry about, the scale of the labour advance, which is the biggest in any by—election in this parliament. it is not good news for the conservatives, but of course history is not bound to repeat itself, nothing is absolutely determined. if we take the 13 point swing, it is onlyjust enough to generate a labour overall majority at the next election, so big is the mountain that labour have to climb to get an overall majority. but that said, there isn't very much in this to suggest that the conservatives are

not in quite as bad a position as opinion polls have been telling us. i think the truth is that the message the conservatives have to take away is that the moment these things are as bad as the polls are telling us, and the question is, can the conservatives recover their reputation for economic competence against what is going to be a very difficult set of economic circumstances and declining living standards between now and the general election? that is a very substantial tall order, but one advantage they have, at least rishi sunak is widely respected for his economic policies, but can he transfer that to his party? find economic policies, but can he transfer that to his party? and that is absolutely _ transfer that to his party? and that is absolutely going _ transfer that to his party? and that is absolutely going to _ transfer that to his party? and that is absolutely going to be _ transfer that to his party? and that is absolutely going to be the - transfer that to his party? and that is absolutely going to be the test, | is absolutely going to be the test, it is all about the economics. the old adage in politics. figs it is all about the economics. the old adage in politics. $5 a old adage in politics. as a consequence _ old adage in politics. as a consequence of _ old adage in politics. as a consequence of the - old adage in politics. as a consequence of the liz i old adage in politics. as a i consequence of the liz truss administration and the way in which the mini budget of the 23rd of september and the subsequent reaction of the financial markets, the damage that did to the conservatives' reaction for economic

competence, and competence more broadly, that is the damage that needs to be turned around that, and beyond that the legacy of partygate. but it is the economics, the immediate challenge that faces the conservatives, and as i have already said, it is not going to be easy to regain. said, it is not going to be easy to retain. ., ~' ,, , said, it is not going to be easy to retain. ., ~ , . said, it is not going to be easy to retain. ., , . regain. thank you very much, john curtice. you're _ regain. thank you very much, john curtice. you're welcome. - a night of drama at the world cup in qatar has seen two european heavyweights knocked out of the tournament. a goalless draw against croatia meant belgium crashed out, while germany failed to progress beyond the group stages for the second world cup in a row. they won 11—2 against costa rica, but the victory wasn't enough to ensure their place in the final 16 because of an extraordinary comeback byjapan against spain. japan reach the round of 16! extraordinary elation and total despair. the world cup deals in emotional extremes. this was a night when germany went out and japan went through, all by the margin of the skin on the ball.

it says on the big screen now, "ball not out of play". that moment came injapan against spain, which for a while had looked straightforward. spain 1—0 up and in control. but in the second half it changed. japan dared disrupt the spanish passing, then made it 1—1. but to go throughjapan had to win, and the climb up the mountain they would have to go through a storm. and it's in for another! well, japan�*s players thought so. tanaka scored, but the celebrations stopped. for two minutes, var checked if the ball had stayed in play. japan hoped. goal! fifa say the curvature of the ball had kept it in. japan had won by a fraction. what it meant in tokyo couldn't be measured. happy, happyjapan! germany against costa rica

was overseen by female officials, a men's world cup first. a costa rica win would put germany and spain out. costa rica look to win it, and they might win it. it's in! and for a while this tiny nation dreamed. the germans did respond and won the game 4—2, but it wasn't enough. japan�*s win and spain's goal difference meant that for two world cups in a row germany fall at the group stage. the same round where belgium too were knocked out. for romelu lukaku, this was hard to watch. at 0—0 with croatia, he was thrown on as sub. lukaku! and missed chances. lukaku was half fit, part of belgium's golden generation that has been rusty here. fortheir coach, it was his last game in charge. instead, through as group winners were morocco, who beat canada 2—1, and go through for the first time since 1986. nearly a0 years of waiting is why

it all comes out at the end. today, one last round of group games will bring the highs and the hurt. joe lynskey, bbc news. i'm joined now by the german footballjournalist alina ruprecht. welcome, how are you feeling this morning? how is the nation feeling? the nation is feeling really disappointed, just like the players. i think everyone knew it was a game that we obviously had to win, but no—one thought about the possibility of japan beating no—one thought about the possibility ofjapan beating spain, and during the second half, it was just a shock for germany. the second half, it was 'ust a shock for germany.— for germany. that goal that was on the line, it — for germany. that goal that was on the line, it looked _ for germany. that goal that was on the line, it looked like _ for germany. that goal that was on the line, it looked like it— for germany. that goal that was on the line, it looked like it was - for germany. that goal that was on the line, it looked like it was over i the line, it looked like it was over the line, it looked like it was over the line, it looked like it was over the line, that winning goal by japan, how is that being reported there in germany?— there in germany? there has obviously _ there in germany? there has obviously been _ there in germany? there has obviously been a _ there in germany? there has obviously been a lot - there in germany? there has obviously been a lot of- there in germany? there has - obviously been a lot of discussion, some say the ball was still in play,

some say the ball was still in play, some say the ball was still in play, some say it wasn't. i think the majority of the experts say it was the correct decision from the referees, and i think germany should not focus on that ball being in or out of play. i think germany should really focus on their own performance, and dive deep into analysis regarding problems with the performance. analysis regarding problems with the performance-— performance. they won 4-2. quite ainful, performance. they won 4-2. quite painful. having _ performance. they won 4-2. quite painful, having a _ performance. they won 4-2. quite painful, having a victory _ performance. they won 4-2. quite painful, having a victory like - performance. they won 4-2. quite painful, having a victory like that. l painful, having a victory like that. yes, it doesn't matter if you win 4— 04- yes, it doesn't matter if you win 4— 04— zero, it wasn't enough, the crucial game is obviously against japan, and they could have done better against spain. you really have to show up in the group stages, it is a tough competition with tough opponents, it gets tougher in every competition, and germany had everything that it takes to go far in the world cup, actually, they had, for example, the highest expected goals, i think it was 10.0,

but still they only scored four, so they lacked efficiency, the back line was not stable enough, so it wasn't enough.— wasn't enough. where does the national conversation _ wasn't enough. where does the national conversation go - wasn't enough. where does the national conversation go now, | wasn't enough. where does the - national conversation go now, then, and how can the german football team put this right? because they are four time winners, and it is the second successive time they have gone out in the group stages. yeah, the are gone out in the group stages. yeah, they are problems _ gone out in the group stages. yeah, they are problems on _ gone out in the group stages. yeah, they are problems on the _ gone out in the group stages. yeah, they are problems on the line - gone out in the group stages. yeah, they are problems on the line that l they are problems on the line that needs to be addressed, they need to be immediate changes so that the team can go into a brighterfuture. as you just said, record winners of the world cup, but still the last time we won it was 2014, and ever since we won the cup then, germany only won one game at the world cup, at previous world cups, and that is not enough. if you want to be a top team and compete with the top teams in the world, they need to be more, there needs to be changes. in

in the world, they need to be more, there needs to be changes.- there needs to be changes. in this count , there needs to be changes. in this country. we _ there needs to be changes. in this country, we know— there needs to be changes. in this country, we know the _ there needs to be changes. in this country, we know the years - there needs to be changes. in this country, we know the years of - there needs to be changes. in this| country, we know the years of hurt after doing our highlights, winning in 1969, and there have been many years of hurt since then. i imagine germany is feeling a lot of pain right now. germany is feeling a lot of pain right nova— germany is feeling a lot of pain riaht now. ., , ., ., right now. yeah, definitely, a lot of disappointment, _ right now. yeah, definitely, a lot of disappointment, and - right now. yeah, definitely, a lot of disappointment, and i - right now. yeah, definitely, a lot of disappointment, and i think. right now. yeah, definitely, a lot l of disappointment, and i think that will be there for a long time, but it can also be a motivation to do better in the future and start doing reforms and start integrating new players and, yeah, looking at the problems at the base, and also look at how to develop german men's football in the future.— at how to develop german men's football in the future. alina, thank ou ve football in the future. alina, thank you very much _ football in the future. alina, thank you very much for _ football in the future. alina, thank you very much forjoining - football in the future. alina, thank you very much forjoining us. - this afternoon, there's the chance for ghana to avenge one of the most heartbreaking moments in their world cup history, when they come up against uruguay with a place in the last 16 at stake. the last time they met was the quarterfinal of the 2010 tournament. in that match, luis suarez stopped ghana from scoring with his hand, and then asamoah gyan missed the subsequent penalty. suarez was given the chance to apologise in the pre—match press conference,

and this is what he had to say. it is not my fault, but because i don't miss the penalty. you see the player miss a penalty, he do the same in this situation. it is not my responsibility. i'm joined now by ghanaian football fan and radio presenter solomon akumun. welcome, thank you forjoining us, what is your reaction to what luis suarez said?— what is your reaction to what luis suarez said? ~ .. ., ., suarez said? well, the reaction i am auoin to suarez said? well, the reaction i am going to have _ suarez said? well, the reaction i am going to have two. _ suarez said? well, the reaction i am going to have two, you _ suarez said? well, the reaction i am going to have two, you know, - suarez said? well, the reaction i am going to have two, you know, to - suarez said? well, the reaction i amj going to have two, you know, to this statement by suarez, it is probably the reaction every other ghanaian is having at the moment, and it is adding insult to injury. we were hoping that he would issue some form of remorse or empathy at least, but what he has shown is, you know, a

gross... i don't want to see this respect, but that is what it is, you know? we are angry and we are hoping that the players are also as angry going into the tournament. some have described it as a revenge mission, but we would like to say that it should be a redemption moment for ghana, today's match. 50 should be a redemption moment for ghana, today's match. so redemption, not revenge- — ghana, today's match. so redemption, not revenge- a — ghana, today's match. so redemption, not revenge. a lot _ ghana, today's match. so redemption, not revenge. a lot riding _ ghana, today's match. so redemption, not revenge. a lot riding on _ ghana, today's match. so redemption, not revenge. a lot riding on this - not revenge. a lot riding on this match. we have lost the line, unfortunately, but i think we got the message there, redemption that ghana want today, not revenge. two teenagers have been charged

with the murders of two 16—year—old boys in south east london. kearne solanke and charlie bartolo were stabbed to death a mile apart on saturday. two boys, aged 15 and 16, are due to appear before bromley magistrates court today. the prince and princess of wales are continuing their visit to the united states, with the trip again being overshadowed by events elsewhere. later today, william and catherine will award their earthshot prize for innovative ideas to help the environment. but a newly released trailer for harry and meghan's new netflix documentary suggests more claims embarrassing for the royal family are coming from the duke and duchess of sussex. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports from boston. meeting the people of boston. it's what the prince and princess of wales had wanted to focus on this week. itjust hasn't been that easy. there have been plenty of distractions. "harry and meghan — a love story"

is how it's been billed. the trailer for the six—part series on netflix, released right in the middle of william and catherine's trip to america. i had to do everything i could to protect my family. the teaser hints at personal revelations. when the stakes were this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us? it's got people talking here — as has the racism row back in london. we all got to work together, - we got to unite and stay together. doesn't matter — the black, white, spanish — doesn't matter. - we all got to work. together and unite. for the trailer to come out, that was.... ..that, to me, is backstabbing. let everyone have their moment. and kate — catherine — and william, right now, the prince and princess of wales have their moment here in boston to make a change for the better. they've got around this city over the past two days, and it is the environment that remains a central theme of this visit.

today, attention shifts to what was always planned as the main event of this trip to america, and the earthshot prize awards ceremony. of all prince william's public work, earthshot is now firmly established as one of his most important projects. get ready tojoin me and special guests for a unique event as we come together to celebrate those with the solutions to repair our planet. the five winners will be announced this evening — each one wins £1 million for their innovative environmental idea. as they head into the final day of this trip, the prince and princess of wales will meet president biden, who'll also be in boston today. it's been a visit to america filled with some unexpected challenges. daniela relph, bbc news, boston. joining me now from new york is cbs news correspondent

bradley blackburn. give us a sense of the scale of interest in the sand where the headlines are going. it interest in the sand where the headlines are going.— interest in the sand where the headlines are going. it has been interesting _ headlines are going. it has been interesting to _ headlines are going. it has been interesting to see _ headlines are going. it has been interesting to see the _ headlines are going. it has been interesting to see the reaction l headlines are going. it has been i interesting to see the reaction very interesting to see the reaction very in boston and all the crowd showing up in boston and all the crowd showing up to see the prince and princess of wales, there has been largely positive coverage of the visit in the us, particularly their visit to the us, particularly their visit to the celtic scheme and other appearances around boston, and this is all ahead of the main event today, as they prepare to meet with president biden and later today give out the earthshot prize with a star—studded cast. so still a lot of stories to be written, but the press coverage in the us has been generous towards them and has largely focused on the intended mission, i think. 50 on the intended mission, i think. so is on the intended mission, ithink. so is that getting more interest than the netflix trailer that has been released for the upcoming film by the duke and duchess of sussex? you know, the the duke and duchess of sussex? gm. know, the netflix trailer has been mentioned in part of the coverage, but i would say as a side note,

joanna. it is of interest to americans, of course, the story of harry and meghan has been of enormous interest to an american audience, and there is curiosity and interest in netflix special. but as to whether it overshadows the royal visit to boston this weekend, it is an interesting question, it is hard to gauge at this point in time. looking at some rough benchmarks, the prince and princess of wales were trending on twitter higher, when i checked, and there was no reference to harry and meghan, so just one way of gauging public interest. so i would say there is interest. so i would say there is interest in both, but to the extent that there is limited bandwidth in the american audience for royal stories, yes, they harry and meghan trial is getting attention, along with the visit to boston. 50 trial is getting attention, along with the visit to boston. so that is an interesting _ with the visit to boston. so that is an interesting phrase, _ with the visit to boston. so that is an interesting phrase, on - with the visit to boston. so that is an interesting phrase, on the - an interesting phrase, on the limited bandwidth for royal stories in the states, tell us more about that, i mean, generally, how much interest is there in the british

royal family these days in the united states?— royal family these days in the united states? , ., ., , united states? there is enormous interest in the _ united states? there is enormous interest in the british _ united states? there is enormous interest in the british royal- united states? there is enormous| interest in the british royal family among viewers in the us, there are frequent stories in the press here. but it doesn't get the same level of coverage that you see in the british press certainly, and so while the visit has received coverage, it has been covered on national newscasts in the us and is covered on celebrity bloggers and all manner of outlets, but it is one story in a large ecosystem of things that are happening on any given day, joanna, and so there are other news events that are happening that there was a lot of coverage of, about the state dinner in washington, other headlines, so they are very much in the news, but not the only story. thank you very much forjoining us, bradley blackburn from cbs news. sir eltonjohn is to headline the glastonbury festival next summer, playing what will be the last ever uk date of his farewell tour. the singer will top the bill

on the pyramid stage on sunday 25thjune and has promised a spectacular farewell. joining me now is our entertainment reporter daniel rosney. and about daniel, he is playing glastonbury for the first time at the end of his career, how come he hasn't played it before?— hasn't played it before? well, he told the bbc _ hasn't played it before? well, he told the bbc in _ hasn't played it before? well, he told the bbc in 2016 _ hasn't played it before? well, he told the bbc in 2016 that - hasn't played it before? well, he told the bbc in 2016 that he - hasn't played it before? well, he told the bbc in 2016 that he has| told the bbc in 2016 that he has never been asked to headline it before, and at 75 now, i guess he has shown that you should never stop wishing. now, while it will be, as we expect, his last uk gig, there are around seven shows elsewhere after the june date, are around seven shows elsewhere after thejune date, but he has recently wrapped his american leg of his farewell to adf, where he brought out special guests like dua lipa and tdd, and i think we can probably expect some names joining him at glastonbury next year as well. is him at glastonbury next year as well. , . , him at glastonbury next year as well. , ., , ., ., , him at glastonbury next year as well. , . , ., ., , ., well. is it really going to be a last hurrah —

well. is it really going to be a last hurrah as _ well. is it really going to be a last hurrah as a _ well. is it really going to be a last hurrah as a concert - well. is it really going to be a - last hurrah as a concert performer? well, he says it will be, he said in 2019 that it would be his last ever tour, he says he wants to spend more time with his young family, and we got a statement following the glastonbury announcement saying there is no more fitting way to say goodbye to his british fans and you cannot wait to embrace the spirit of the greatest festival in the world. he says, i am sure we will be treated to massive hits, and there have been a few teasers that he was going to be heading to glastonbury, he posted on instagram yesterday that there was final date to announce, and he said the rocket man was in coming. and about the same time, the bbc glastonbury online page featured a rocket ship in one of its web camera shots of the stage, which added to the speculation that was going on on line. the pop music detectives, online fans who work—out is doing what, they had spotted that some

paris states were being rescheduled that clashed with the glastonbury weekend, so all eyes were pointing to eltonjohn performing on the pyramid stage nextjune. it is to elton john performing on the pyramid stage next june. it is not like it is going _ pyramid stage next june. it is not like it is going to _ pyramid stage next june. it is not like it is going to drive _ pyramid stage next june. it is not like it is going to drive any - pyramid stage next june. it is not like it is going to drive any more i like it is going to drive any more ticket sales for glastonbury, because it sold out within minutes of the tickets going on sale. yeah, they always _ of the tickets going on sale. yeah, they always do. — of the tickets going on sale. yeah, they always do, they _ of the tickets going on sale. yeah, they always do, they sell- of the tickets going on sale. yeah, they always do, they sell out - of the tickets going on sale. yeah, | they always do, they sell out really quickly, and there will be a ticket resale next year for those who can no longer go, they sell it back and some fans can pick it up, but the price did go up for next year's event, like everything else, i suppose, now £340 for a glastonbury ticket, around £70 more than they usually are. you will remember back injune we sought sir paul mccartney, andrew, and billie eilish at one of the most iconic festivals in the world, and if you cannot get a ticket, then the bbc is your friend, because it covers it extensively everyjune. friend, because it covers it extensively every june. thank you very much — extensively every june. thank you very much indeed, _ extensively every june. thank you very much indeed, thank- extensively every june. thank you

very much indeed, thank you. - the fog may linger for some the fog may lingerfor some into the fog may linger for some into the afternoon, but we should cease guys writing a little bit compared to this morning full stop eastern counties of england will see sunny spells, although a few showers through east anglia, the south—east on the channel islands. the sunniest parts are devon and cornwall, south—west wales. lots more cloud elsewhere. thick enough for light rain and drizzle in scotland. the mildest conditions into the west of scotland and northern ireland. where fog goes across south—west wales, south—east midlands, we could see temperatures of three former four mega degrees. fog for a time this evening will clearfor mega degrees. fog for a time this evening will clear for many tonight, and with some partly clear skies, it could be a cold and than recent nights more widely. a touch of frost possible just about everywhere, the exception being north and west scotland. northern ireland a lot more cloudy, rain and drizzle into the start of saturday. a cloudy day to come. brightening up on the south and east. a lot more sunshine elsewhere across the country on saturday, a few showers towards eastern districts and temperatures on the slide. it will start to feel

even colder on sunday. hello this is bbc news. doctors raise safety fears at birmingham hospitals. whistle—blowers tell the bbc a climate of fear among staff is putting patients at risk. labour holds chester with its best ever result in the seat, delivering a blow to rishi sunak in his first by—election test as prime minister the prince and princess of wales' visit to the us continues to be overshadowed — this time by a trailer for harry and meghan's long awaited netflix documentary. a night of high drama in qatar, four—time winners germany go out at the group stage for a second world cup in a row. and japan score a controversial winner in another extraordinary comeback against spain. and sir eltonjohn will headline glastonbury festival next summer, in what may be his last ever uk gig.

sport and for a full round—up, live from doha, here'sjohn watson. good morning. speaker go another night of huge drama, not least because germany are out. the four—time winners, exiting at the group stage for a second consecutive tournament. they did so in controversial circumstances. they needed to beat costa rica, but it was japan's victory over spain that sealed their fate. courtesy of a controversial goal. japan reach the round of 16! extraordinary elation and total despair. the world cup deals in emotional extremes. this was a night when germany went out and japan went through, all by the margin of the skin on the ball.

it says on the big screen now, "ball not out of play". that moment came injapan against spain, which for a while had looked straightforward. spain 1—0 up and in control. but in the second half it changed. japan dared disrupt the spanish passing, then made it 1—1. but to go throughjapan had to win, and the climb up the mountain they would have to go through a storm. and it's in for another! well, japan's players thought so. tanaka scored, but the celebrations stopped. for two minutes, var checked if the ball had stayed in play. japan hoped. goal! fifa say the curvature of the ball had kept it in. japan had won by a fraction. what it meant in tokyo couldn't be measured. happy, happyjapan!

germany against costa rica was overseen by female officials, a men's world cup first. a costa rica win would put germany and spain out. costa rica look to win it, and they might win it. it's in! and for a while this tiny nation dreamed. the germans did respond and won the game 4—2, but it wasn't enough. japan's win and spain's goal difference meant that for two world cups in a row germany fall at the group stage. the same round where belgium too were knocked out. for romelu lukaku this was hard to watch. at 0—0 with croatia, he was thrown on as sub. lukaku! and missed chances. lukaku was half fit, part of belgium's golden generation that has been rusty here. for their coach, it was his last game in charge. instead, through as group winners were morocco, who beat canada 2—1, and go through for the first time since 1986.

nearly 40 years of waiting is why it all comes out at the end. today, one last round of group games will bring the highs and the hurt. joe lynskey, bbc news. and will it bring more upsets and shocks? it has been a real talking point of the world cup so far. jubilation forjapan and their supporters. this was their reaction outside the stadium. 0le, ole! exciting, shaking. iwas exciting, shaking. i was screaming, oh my— exciting, shaking. i was screaming, oh my god. — exciting, shaking. i was screaming, oh my god, oh my god. i can't believe — oh my god, oh my god. i can't believe it _ oh my god, oh my god. i can't believe it-_ oh my god, oh my god. i can't believe it-— believe it. brilliant, amazing. great atmosphere. _ believe it. brilliant, amazing. great atmosphere. they - believe it. brilliant, amazing. i great atmosphere. they deserve believe it. brilliant, amazing. - great atmosphere. they deserve it, they deserved — great atmosphere. they deserve it, they deserved to _ great atmosphere. they deserve it, they deserved to go _ great atmosphere. they deserve it, they deserved to go to _ great atmosphere. they deserve it, they deserved to go to the - great atmosphere. they deserve it, they deserved to go to the next - they deserved to go to the next round — they deserved to go to the next round what— they deserved to go to the next round what a _ they deserved to go to the next round. what a match. - they deserved to go to the next round. what a match. 50- they deserved to go to the next

round. what a match. so emotional! we are so emotional. _ round. what a match. so emotional! we are so emotional. almost - round. what a match. so emotional! j we are so emotional. almost crying. smiles all round. as there will be forfans of english smiles all round. as there will be for fans of english cricket. posting a huge score at the moment against pakistan, theirfirst a huge score at the moment against pakistan, their first test match there in 17 years. they have added 151 to their overnight total, eventually bowled out for 657. that is the highest ever total in asia. they now have that mammoth task of trying to score something similar to trying to score something similar to try to save the match. a few moments ago they were 72 without loss. unbelievable. england, eventually bowled out for 657. we will be building towards the big game to come. england in action in that last 16 tie against senegal on sunday. wales, having returned home, they landed yesterday after flying back, with their world cup journey over. england will be hoping bez continues after sunday. —— there journey.

no doubt who one of the big stars for england has been at this world cup. marcus rashford three goals so far helping his country through to the knockout stages. he's been an inspiration to so many young people even before this tournament started, not least those children at his old school. as mike bushell�*s been finding out. a moment of marcus magic for all the world to see, and rashford's return to the top complete. england's hero once more, with his three world cup goals so far, and man of the match against wales. and nowhere did they share his joy more than in the corridors where he once walked, in the classrooms where he once studied, on the football pitch that he provided at his former primary school, where they'd been there for him through thick and thin.

there definitely was a massive emotional feeling that ran through school. straightaway staff were talking to each other that evening saying, "what a brilliant moment for marcus." you know, he's been through so much, and he's had the love and support of people who care about him, his friends, his family, and for us as a school, we'll always be behind marcus. here at his old school they've also shared in rashford's pain. after that penalty miss in last year's euros final, and the racist social media abuse that followed, the pupils were so outraged here they made a video of support, which they sent to marcus. a mural on a school wall shows that he's always the centre of the hopes and aspirations. he proves all the people who doubted him, especially in the euros, that he is the man for the job and he's going to lead england to winning the world cup.

iwasjust, like, really happy and proud of him because he deserves it. and it's crazy how he went from losing the euros to being the top scorer in the world cup. what have we been learning about today? it's been a lesson for them all in staying strong, not listening to the doubters, and believing in yourself. marcus�* goals this week made it topical once more. confidence is a big one. i mean, i talk to quite a few of my children about having confidence. perseverance is something we talk about all the time. and he clearly showed that going back into the england set—up after the abuse he got last time, showing that he's bigger than all that and still being able to play at such a high level and score. the fact that he's shown resilience, and like we say to our children here, if something goes wrong, you have to pick yourself up and you have to dust yourself off and you have to keep going. and look, here's another role model for our children in this area where he's so adored. they never doubted that marcus rashford will one day

recapture the form that meant that he was the youngest england player to score on his international debut back in 2016. and what makes this latest road to redemption so special is that early this year, he was struggling to get into the england team, was left out of gareth southgate's squad post—injuries, and not really starting with manchester united and out of form. some doubted he'd even be on the plane to qatar just a few months ago, let alone now being england's top scorer so far at the world cup and in the race for the golden boot. the way that he scored that free kick is amazing, how he put that in the top right corner. amazing. the greatest footballer in england. when you come from a place i of struggle and a place of pain, a lot of the time it switches and it . becomes your drive and motivation. during the pandemic, rashford's tireless work to get free school meals for more children that need them captured the nation's heart off the pitch as well. those that know him here reject any suggestion that he's only back to top form again because he's fully focused on the football. you hear it from different people. you know, the reason he's not

playing is because of injury, not not because he's focusing on something else. he was great academically, but he was also a really good citizen. and that's continued. and that's exactly what we want for our children here. you know, we want them to look up to, notjust the football, butjust being an all around good citizen. rashford has always had his family close to his heart, and they're with him in qatar to celebrate his success. and it's typical of his nature that he then dedicated a goal celebration to a close friend who recently passed away. and he'll know that where it all began back at school, they're buzzing that he's back to his best and will be with him every kick of the way, whatever happens from now on. mike bushell, bbc news, marcus rashford's former primary school. now back to the by—election in chester the deputy leader of the labour party angela rayner joined the new labour mp samantha dixon.

labour have increased their majority to nearly 11,000, and secured labour's best ever result in the seat. here's what she had to say. the reaction as obviously we are very pleased with the result. this is the worst defeat for the conservatives since 1832. it was very clear when we were going on the doorstep that people are genuinely really concerned about the cost of living. that came up time and time again. they are angry with the conservatives, who have crashed the economy, the sleaze that has engulfed them, constant bickering, not being able to get britain moving again. everybody feels it is a constant backlog and they are damaging our economy, and damaging people's prospects. the people of chester, the city of chester, have given a huge message to the conservatives that they want to change and they want a labour government. up to 13,000 ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of russia's invasion, according to an adviser

to president zelensky. but that has not been confirmed by ukraine's military. the russian death toll is estimated to be between 9,000 and 18,000. vincent mcaviney reports. in newly liberated kherson, ukrainian servicemen patrol near apartment blocks badly damaged by russian shelling. the residents, who spent much of this year under russian occupation, are thankful to see their countrymen. but the scale of the sacrifice made to repel the russian invaders hasn't been made clear. updates on casualty figures are rare. injune, a senior ukrainian official, who advises president zelensky, said between 100 and 200 ukrainian soldiers were dying daily. now, he says, between 10,000 and 13,000 ukrainian troops have died in the conflict. these figures have not been confirmed by the country's military. he also suggested 100,000 russian soldiers had been killed,

with up to a further 150,000 wounded or missing. however, last month, the most senior us general, mark milley, said around 100,000 russian and 100,000 ukrainian soldiers had been killed or injured since the start of the war. it may take many years for the true death tolls on both sides to come to light, but in a sign of how depleted russia's armoury is, these fragments of soviet—made x55 cruise missiles, designed for nuclear use but stripped of their warheads, were found in ukraine's two western regions. meanwhile, in washington, dc, president biden is currently hosting president macron on a state visit. both leaders made it clear they were unwavering in their support for the ukrainians' fight. president macron and i have resolved that we are going to continue working together to hold russia accountable for their actions and to mitigate the global impacts of putin's war on the rest

of the world. let me tell you that we will never urge the ukrainians to make a compromise which will not be acceptable for them. we have to respect the ukrainians to decide the moment and the conditions in which they will negotiate about their territory and future. thousands of miles away on the front lines of this conflict, ukrainians willjust be hoping whatever the scale of their countrymen's sacrifice truly is, it is enough for this war to be over soon. a group of british mps have travelled to taiwan for a five—day visit which includes meetings with president sigh ing—wen and other senior government officials. the trip comes as relations between the uk and mainland china are strained with prime minister rishi sunak suggesting the �*golden era' of diplomacy between beijing and london are over. china claims sovereignty over taiwan — which broke away following the chinese civil war in 1949. the head of the foreign affairs select committee, alicia kearns, said taiwan was not

alone in the world despire increased belligerence from china and vowed that the british parliament would remain committed to supporting its democratic partner. there is no question that taiwan matters. and although we are separated by many continents, the reality is that 30% of global world trade goes through the south china sea, and the reality is that the world's technological heart is, essentially, increasingly becoming taiwan, when you look at semiconductors and their importance within the global economy. so i think the message is very clearly that taiwan has friends, and taiwan does not stand alone. but we must all do everything we can to prevent any descent into conflict. but, yes, taiwan has friends that will stand by them. 0ur correspondent kate silver sent this report to put the trip in more context. so, this multi—day visit by british parliamentarians to taiwan has been nothing short of controversial. towards the end of it, we have heard in a press conference from the chair of the uk's foreign affairs committee, alicia kearns.

she has said that the conversation was wide—ranging and deep. they talked about everything from wind farms and semiconductors to cyber threats and military cooperation. as you can imagine, it is military cooperation of people are most interested in. she said, for instance, quite firmly and directly that taiwan has friends who will stand by them. and she said that if need be, the uk would support taiwan, militarily, to protect its democracy. she said a number of times, for instance, the uk has a role and a duty to support democracy is in the indo—pacific region. she did reiterate, though, that she hoped it would not come to that. as i mentioned, beyond the military angle, she said, for instance, she talked about economic collaboration. wind biotechnologies, semiconductors. she called on xijinping to vaccinate his population. she said he had a moral duty to improve on this front. she also talked about the uk's policy of robust pragmatism, as the way they should be dealing with china.

that is pragmatically that they need to continue to have china as an important trading partner, but that they should be more robust than they have been in previous times, and really look at this relationship, to make sure that it is equally mutually beneficial. now, this is part of something of a fact—finding operation, the parliamentary committee is not the government itself, it is a group of mps that scrutinise the government. she says this is about looking forward to what the future of the uk relationship should be with the indo—pacific. as you can imagine, this visit has well and truly drawn the ire of beijing. we heard in a statement, for instance, calling it a gross interference in china's internal affairs, and saying it was a flagrant violation of china's one—china principle, which is, of course, this concept that china claims taiwan as part of its own territory. taiwan fiercely rejecting this. we also heard as part of the statement that the embassy there was say they threatened a forceful response to anything that undermines china's interests.

it's now three years since 5g technology was launched in the uk — but many of us are still using older mobile phone handsets, that aren't compatible. and for those who have upgraded, many consumers have been rather underwhelmed after promises of great connection and lightning fast speeds. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. phones, phones, phones. they're such a constant in most people's lives now. it's difficult to imagine being without them. and coming up to christmas, a new handset is on lots of lists to santa, but also on those wishlists — some people might like to add better 5g. in glasgow, people really like their 5g. according to uswitch, across the country, about one—third of us now have a 5g—enabled phone, but here, it's closer to half. however, the same study found that one in six people think the tech behind 5g has been overhyped. i don't think it's great. i don't notice a difference. ijust don't think it's great.

sometimes if you are texting, it won't get through. i was trying to get hold of my mum, but i couldn't get hold of my mum, but i couldn't get her. i thought, i'lljust wait. most places are 46 and then the odd places you get 56. l but not very much. when it works well, it's good. that's true. when it doesn't, it doesn't. 3g barely works sometimes. my girlfriend, she's got 5g on her phone, but there doesn't seem to be much of a difference in comparison to my 4g. if it came to the price was a big difference between 5g and 4g, then i'd probablyjust stay with 4g. most of the phones are going that way anyway. you know, the latest iphone comes with 56 as standard. so yeah, i think i will be going for 56. yeah, definitely. let me show you what i mean. we've got two phones here. one is running on 5g, one is running on 4g. now, this is really unscientific. they're different phones and they're also on different networks. but what you can see is that actually the 4g is a lot faster in this particular spot than the 5g. recent research suggests that,

three years after it launched, a lot of the uk has little or no 5g coverage at all, and it's a similar picture around the world. in that three years we've had covid, which did impact on our ability to deploy that network, and the government's own research suggested that cost an additional £2 billion and added a year to our deployment schedules. this centre at the university of surrey started working on 5g ten years ago. this is the team's message to people frustrated with 5g. just be patient, because there are very interesting applications coming up that all gradually become 56 compliant. all of these systems. it's clear that the roll—out of 5g has had some problems, not only here in the uk but also around the world. mobile networks have got quite a lot of ground to cover before they can bring it to everyone, but they all insist that they're on track. one of the biggest factors driving consumer uncertainty around 5g is price. like so many things,

the cost—of—living crisis is making us think carefully about what we spend our money on. although 5g providers don't charge extra money for the service, it can eat up your data at a much faster rate each month. while the telecoms companies are betting on the billions they've ploughed into 5g paying off, they won't be relying on their sales this christmas to bring it all home just yet. zoe kleinman, bbc news. christmas is one the most expensive times of the year. but this year, with the cost of living crisis, budgets are even more stretched than usual. 0ur reporter hannah miller is at a christmas tree farm near wetherby for us. plenty of action here today ahead of what is expected to be a really big weekend. christmas trees over there, getting ready to be shipped out to shops and into people's homes. there are about 35,000 christmas trees that go from this plantation every year into people's houses. let's

come over here and talk to george, the estate manager. you've got about 500,000 trees here on this plantation. it takes a long time to grow them, doesn't it? how have the costs of things changed for you? this year they have gone up massively, everything from fertiliser, chemicals, fuel, diesel, it has all gone up. as you say, growing a christmas tree is quite a long term investment. ten years on the ground before it ends up in people's homes, typically. that has been a challenge. but we have tried to keep our costs to consumers down as best we possibly can. haifa as best we possibly can. how important — as best we possibly can. how important is _ as best we possibly can. how important is this _ as best we possibly can. how important is this weekend for you in terms of business?— terms of business? massively important- — terms of business? massively important. this _ terms of business? massively important. this weekend - terms of business? massively important. this weekend is i terms of business? massively. important. this weekend is the terms of business? massively - important. this weekend is the one where the perception meets reality. so, we have sold about 25,000 trees out of this yard so far to wholesale customers. and there is no doubt that their perception is that there is going to be suppressed customer demand for trees, so they are ordering fewer trees. when that meets reality this weekend, if the

public actually show that is overly negative, then i think we are going to have a good time of things. if they don't, i think that spells trouble, notjust for us but they don't, i think that spells trouble, not just for us but for the country as a whole. if you are not willing to buy a christmas tree at christmas, something things very seriously wrong.— seriously wrong. thank you very much. seriously wrong. thank you very much- let's _ seriously wrong. thank you very much. let's talk _ seriously wrong. thank you very much. let's talk now _ seriously wrong. thank you very much. let's talk now to - seriously wrong. thank you very much. let's talk now to harry i seriously wrong. thank you very i much. let's talk now to harry from the consumer magazine which. you have done research about habits and what are expected to be different this year. what are expected to be different this ear. ., , ., what are expected to be different this ear. ., ., ., ., this year. people, on average, have to find another— this year. people, on average, have to find another £1000 _ this year. people, on average, have to find another £1000 to _ this year. people, on average, have to find another £1000 to just - this year. people, on average, have to find another £1000 to just pay i to find another £1000 to just pay energy bills this year. of course, people are cutting back on christmas bills. that means former going ten people are saying they are buying fewer gifts, three and ten are saying they are going to buy less food or cheaper food. saying they are going to buy less food or cheaperfood. that means there is less footfall on the high street. ~ . , . . there is less footfall on the high street. ~ ., , ., . ., , street. what is advice to people worried about _ street. what is advice to people worried about their _ street. what is advice to people worried about their budget i street. what is advice to people worried about their budget this| worried about their budget this christmas? 2.2 worried about their budget this christmas?— worried about their budget this christmas? ., , ., , ., christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that — christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that they _ christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that they have _ christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that they have had - christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that they have had to i christmas? 2.2 million people have told us that they have had to miss. told us that they have had to miss credit card, mortgage or important

rent payments because of this cost of living crisis. i would say that there is not a single gift or gadget, or even christmas tree that is worth going into debt for. so, cut back where you can. supermarkets do some fantastic christmas food that our blind taste tests say every year is better than some of the brands. shop around. when it comes to light in your christmas tree, thatis to light in your christmas tree, that is a good news story. you don't have to worry about that because leds, you could have them on for six hours every day, all the way through to february and it would costjust 56p on average. to february and it would cost 'ust 56p on aweugi to february and it would cost 'ust 56p on averagei to february and it would cost 'ust 56p on averaegi 56p on average. that is a bit of light-hearted _ 56p on average. that is a bit of light-hearted news _ 56p on average. that is a bit of light-hearted news to - 56p on average. that is a bit of light-hearted news to end i 56p on average. that is a bit of light-hearted news to end on. | 56p on average. that is a bit ofl light-hearted news to end on. it light—hearted news to end on. it will be a relief to many people if they go out and buy their christmas tree this weekend. thinking about the cost of running it over the next few months. they will be hoping there will be lots of people coming out here over the next few days. it will really be an indication of how people intend to spend this christmas.

now it's time for a look at the weather it didn't look particularly fast if there, but there is something that will look more wintry as we go into next week. for the time being, back to the same old story of mist and fog, quite extensively at the moment, particularly for england and wales. slowly and surely we will start to brighten things up. for many, it is the last foggy day before we start to see a change of weather type. before we start to see a change of weathertype. fog before we start to see a change of weather type. fog at its most dense at the moment from parts of south—west england, particularly somerset and east devon, through east wales, the midlands and parts of yorkshire. these areas will be a struggle to brighten up. you will eventually get there. the exception could be around parts of the seven and david values, and we will start to see the cloud breaking up in eastern parts of england. 0ne to see the cloud breaking up in eastern parts of england. one or two is possible here. there will be some sunshine, as there has been so far in devon and cornwall, parts of west wales, and a of west wales, neighbour brightness breaking through the cloud in west scotland. my through the cloud in west scotland. my oldest across the western isles,

11 or 12 celsius. six or 9 degrees where england and wales. colder than that where the fog lingers. it will still be there for east wales and parts of the southwest. it should shift, and for more of you it will be a clearer night. cloud coming and going, clearerspells be a clearer night. cloud coming and going, clearer spells will bring a greater amount of frost. some drizzle across scotland and northern ireland. it is linked into a weather system which is being nudged away as high pressure builds across scandinavia. with that, and easterly wind will become more dominant this weekend. it means for tomorrow we don't have the fog problems, we should have more sunshine around for the vast majority. a bit of a more cheery day by march. always the chance of a few showers down the eastern districts, towards the channel islands. notice the highlands and islands, the far west and northern ireland will stay cloudy through the day with further rain and drizzle at times. still double figure temperatures here, single figures elsewhere. the breeze, especially in eastern counties of england, will add to the chill for all of us into sunday. a greater chance of a view showers

coming through in the flow, and where they are over the hills there could be sweet and wet snow mixed in with the rain. you will notice from the chart a lot more cloud on the scene on sunday. not quite as bright as saturday. the best of the study moments will be in western scotland and may be the western fringes of wales. temperatures, five or 7 degrees. it feels colder and colder still next week. wind going into more of a northerly direction, and with the cold flow of air it means we could start to see a little bit of sleet and snow. as the temperature and city forecasts show, temperatures dropping next week as things turn more wintry.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a senior government official in ukraine says up to 13,000 members of their armed forces have been killed since the start of the russian invasion. the german government will pay a monthly gas bill for households and businesses this december to help with higher energy costs. whistle—blowers at one of england's worst performing hospital trusts say say a climate of fear among staff is putting patients at risk. the opposition labour party in the uk holds the parliamentary seat of chester with an increased share of the vote in rishi sunak�*s first by—election test as prime minister. a night of high drama in qatar. four—time winners germany go out at the group stage for a second world cup in a row.