hello and welcome to bbc news. the knockout stages of the world cup in qatar are underway, and the first two teams through to the quarter finals are argentina and the netherlands. the dutch beat the us, while argentina were inspired by lionel messi, as he attempts to help his country win a third world cup, in what's likely to be his last attempt at the sport's ultimate prize. emily brown has the details through to the world cup

quarter—final, two—time champions argentina beat australia 2—1, in what was a particularly special performers for argentina as their very own lionel messi made his 1000th career appearance and scarring the first goal of the game. the 35—year—old has played every minute of argentina's games of these finals and the performers delighted fans. for these finals and the performers delighted fans.— delighted fans. for us, messi means football. _ delighted fans. for us, messi means football. it _ delighted fans. for us, messi means football. it is - delighted fans. for us, messi means football. it is more i delighted fans. for us, messi l means football. it is more than like a person or team, it is feeling for all of us. alvarez scott, before _ feeling for all of us. alvarez scott, before australia - feeling for all of us. alvarez i scott, before australia pulled one back through an own goal. the netherlands were comfortable throughout their 3-1 comfortable throughout their 3—1 win. the comfortable throughout their 3—1win. the us got one back but then conceded later on. it was amazing. i was optimistic that we would win but i am really impressed with the guys performed tonight. irate

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and when they can watch this kind of action in qatar, it is almost like stepping into a very hot, veryjubilant oasis away from the reality that exists outside. and, you know, this is one bar in the heart of the hague, and in fact, poignantly, it is called not out, and in fact, poignantly, it is called, not out, and there are scenes like this right across the country because this is a rare moment of optimism, there is so much patriotism and pride right here. the president of ukraine has become the latest to criticise the price cap set by western allies on russian maritime oil exports. volodymyr zelensky said that the $60—a—barrel limit, due to come into force on monday, is "weak", and will not be viewed as a serious decision in moscow. translation: it is quite comfortable _ translation: it is quite comfortable for - translation: it is quite comfortable for the - translation: it is quite | comfortable for the budget translation: it is quite - comfortable for the budget of

eight terrorist so. russia has a radical colossal losses to all countries of the world by deliberately destabilising the energy market and the board cannot dare to trigger its real energy disarmament. this is a week decision it is only a matter of time before stronger things will have to be used. let's look at some other stories in brief: south africa's president cyril ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says. the row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property, then covered it up. a panel of legal experts concluded that he has a case to answer, but the president's spokesman suggested he will not quit, and will seek a second terms as leader of the anc. peru has declared a state of emergency in more than 100 southern districts where a prolonged drought is devastating indigenous rural communities. alpaca flocks are dying and potato crops have withered. peru's national weather service says it's been exacerbated by the weather phenomenon

la nina in the central pacific. britain's world heavyweight champion tyson fury has beaten his compatriot, derek chisora, to retain his world boxing council title. fury dominated the contest from the start. the referee stopped the fight shortly before the end of the tenth round. parents are being urged to know the symptoms of scarlet fever after six children in england and wales died recently from the bacteria that causes it. the strep a infection is normally mild, but there have been more cases than usual, and a higher number of deaths compared to recent years. here's yunus mulla. camila from bolton has been described by her father as a special little girl. but the four—year—old is in intensive care

and on a ventilator at liverpool's alder hey children's hospital. it was thought at first that she had a sickness bug. then, her chest started hurting and a day later, she was rushed to hospital and has needed lifesaving intervention. her family have been told she had a serious strep a infection. we have been here since monday, just trying and willing and praying, just to make a full recovery... ..just stay with us. and how is strep a — how has it affected her? devastated her, hasn't it? it's just... she's just such a beautiful little girl. just... yeah, just our special little girl. infections caused by group a strep bacteria are usually mild, with symptoms like sore throat and skin infections. it can also cause scarlet fever. health officials say they're seeing more scarlet fever. in the week to the 20th of november, there were 851 cases recorded in england. the average for the same week

in preceding years is 186. very rarely, strep a can also cause something called invasive group a strep, or igas, which can be deadly. five children under ten have died in england of the invasive group a strep since september, and another, seven—year—old hanna roap, in wales. the uk health security agency has said there is no evidence a new strain is circulating and the rises are most likely because of high amounts of circulating bacteria and social mixing. any doubt, if they don't look right or anything, just scoop them up and take them. get them checked out rapid. these infections are rare but if parents have concerns, they're being urged to contact nhs iii or their gp. yunus mulla, bbc news, liverpool. the uk government is to review why many small businesess across the country are owed billions of pounds in unpaid invoices.

some firms face bankruptcy, because they're not getting paid. with more here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. at the tom foolery cafe in shoreham by sea, they do make a mean cappuccino, but the past few years have been nojoking matter for husband and wife team bob and vanessa, as they struggle with the difficulties facing many small businesses. numerous, numerous challenges! darling? i think one of the key challenges that we've been facing is recruitment along the south coast. we keep a weekly spreadsheet, don't we, of costs? so we're sort of up to date with it. and that is the challenge. we are all being squeezed, both the suppliers from their end, and us who sort of serve the public. yeah. to mark small business saturday, the government is launching a review into late payments. ministers estimate small firms are owed £23 billion in outstanding invoices. they want to make sure bigger players aren't ripping them off. the number one thing people talk about is wanting more customers, needing more

turnover, more people buying their stuff. but also, of course, when you're selling stuff, you want to get the money in for that stuff. and businesses that have to wait for payment are really suffering and that can really be life—threatening for many businesses. your own costs are going up? labour wants full transparency, with a list published naming slow payers. a new survey found two thirds of the uk's five million small businesses think they'll struggle next year with rising costs, especially energy bills. the message we're getting back, loud and clear, is that small businesses are fed up with the government that's crashed the economy. and it's notjust the last 12 weeks that's caused huge problems, it's the last 12 years. and we need to listen to that. we need a positive plan to turn the economy around. during the pandemic, when we could go out, we tended to shop local. so, high streets like this got a real boost. already, though, that's starting to change. as the cost of living is rising, it seems we're turning back to bigger names,

bigger brands who, of course, are better placed to cut costs and offer us a bargain. can i get you anything at all? but it's the little touches, the personality, attention to detail, that really makes a difference. as another husband—and—wife team, simon and sophie, here in brighton, know all too well. you can't have a more personal experience or a more intimate experience than you get when you buy locally and when you support a local business. the people who are running the business, making those decisions, are the people that you meet every day. these businesses are described as the beating heart of our communities. they're hoping by this time next year, they might have a bit more to celebrate. marc ashdown, bbc news. let's turn to uruguay, where discussions are taking place about the creation of a un treaty on plastic pollution. delegates from 160 countries are attending, with eu members and switzerland arguing that efforts to tackle the problem should include mandatory cuts to global plastic production. meanwhile, the us and saudi arabia — home to the top petrochemical and plastics companies —

say the targets should be voluntary. this comes as the environmental group, greenpeace, is warning that plastic production could triple by 2050, without a strong treaty in place. well earlier i spoke to graham forbes, plastics global project leader for greenpeace, who's attending the un talks in uruguay. i asked whether he thought the targets for ending plastic production were too ambitious or not enough? this is just the first of several negotiations, taking place over a two—year period, is the vast majority of countries are showing a willingness to take strong action to address the entire life—cycle of plastic pollution, which is encouraging but we have a small number of other countries including the us, taking steps to lower ambition and progress. it is quite hard to indicate perhaps, when it comes to these conferences stop how does it look towards results, what are you aiming for?

the reality is we are going to cap plastic production by 75% production if you get to stay interplanetary boundaries. for folks leaving next to some infrastructure, this is not a luxury issue but a matter of life and death and we would expect and need to see more leadership from countries like the united states and we're we're going to get there. you have got the eu at this conference and switzerland and you have already saudi arabia saying it should should be voluntary. what is your counter to countries that do not agree to these specific targets? we have 30 years of experience of un climate negotiations that clearly show voluntary commitment simply do not work. we have wasted a lot of time talking about things are of little consequence when people's lives

are at stake on an issue where people around the world are eager to see progress on something that is absolutely possible. is it possible to have this sort of progress on plastics if you do not have the likes of china and india on board? international negotiations are always going to be complicated but we have the fossil fuel industry here in full force and they are looking to triple production by 2050 so if we're going address that level of crisis coming from that industry, we need an action from ambition from countries like the united states and we're going hope that switzerland and the european union are going to step up and put pressure on the rest of the world to drive the change that is needed. graham forbes greenpeace plastic project leader. this is bbc news. our main headline — argentina have beaten australia 2—1 to progress to the quaterfinals of the world cup in qatar. lionel messi scored on what was his 1000th professional match.

the west's price cap on russian oil is too weak to cause serious damage on moscow, says president zelensky. let's stay with ukraine now, where it's feared that many millions of people are still experiencing constant power cuts while some families have no proper shelter at all. 0ur correspondentjessica parker has this report from the village of kalynivka, just west of kyiv, which was occupied by russian forces at the start of the war. the pain of hearing your home is destroyed. inna still feels it months on. earlier this year, fires raged across this area. russia's brief and failed advance left scenes of devastation. now, clues from that time lie hidden. inna's makeshift home is built where her old one used to be but the kitchen is freezing and damp,

icy water drips from the roof. her swollen hands hurt from the cold, but she looks far beyond her own worries. translation: i want us| to win as soon as possible so that there is peace and tranquillity, so that all soldiers return home alive and well. for inna, help is on the way this winter. she's the first in her village to get a prefab home. but others will have to wait, including nadiya. in this one room, she cooks and sleeps in a bed she is sharing with her son and his girlfriend, sofia. a plastic sheet stops the floor getting wet when they wash. they even go to the toilet in here if it's too cold outside. for 19—year—old sofia, it's suffocating.

translation: i'm very anxious. i can't wash or go to the bathroom alone. i have to do that in front of everyone. i just want some personal space. as the cold bites, russian strikes mean power cuts, too. it's an exhausting existence for nadiya as she sits on the steps of her former, now wrecked, home. translation: it's hard for everyone. i want my house. i want to live in peace, and for my son and his girlfriend to have a place to live because now, they have no life. it's not life. oh, god. 63 years old, she walks through the rooms and ruins, the shadows of the past all around. so many have been left haunted, now hunted by the winter, too. jessica parker, bbc news. a greek newspaper has

reported that the chairman of the british museum, george osborne, has been holding talks with the greek prime minister about the possibility of returning the parthenon sculptures. the classical artworks, known in the uk as the elgin marbles, once adorned the front of the parthenon in athens, but have been held for centuries by the british museum. greece has been calling for them to be returned for decades. our culture editor katie razzall has more. so more than 13 months, they say these talks have been going on — notjust with the greek prime minister but also with other greek politicians. now, clearly, this have been briefed by the greek side. i think what's interesting is that the british museum, though they certainly aren't confirming the status of the talks — because, let's remember, in this — what — what's being said in this newspaper is that the greek side is saying an agreement is 90% complete but a critical 10% remains unresolved, so the british museum is certainly not confirming that, but they are not denying that these talks have happened and they have said to me today that they have publicly called

for a new parthenon partnership with greece and will talk to anyone, including the greek government, about how to take that forward. now, i'm sure everybody remembers what these beautiful sculptures are, you know — classical greek sculptures. we have quite a few of them in the british museum here in london, in the uk, because back in the early 19th century, lord elgin, who was a scottish diplomat and was the ambassador for the ottoman embassy — for the ottoman empire, he brought them, took them, got them taken off — we understand at some cost to himself, £70,000, i think it cost him to remove some of these items from the parthenon temple and bring them back to the uk. the british government then bought them and they ended up in the british museum but they are hotly contested and, of course, greece has been asking for them back for a very, very long time, so it's very interesting to hear that this — we might, perhaps, be close to an agreement. five winners of the environmental award the earthshot prize have been announced at a star—studded

ceremony, in boston. the annual awards were created by prince william to fund projects helping to save the planet, and the event marks the culmination of the prince and princess of wales' trip to america. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt has more on the winners and his report contains, some flash photography. cheering. the prince and princess of wales were greeted with cheers in a chilly boston last night. they'd rolled out the green carpet and invited a host of celebrities. actors, singers and david beckham. but this was really all about the environment. it's my hope the earthshot legacy will continue to grow, helping our communities and our planet to thrive. he says earthshot scours the world for the most innovative ideas to help repair and restore the natural world. and we had ourfirst uk—based

winner, a company that turns seaweed into this — a biodegradable alternative to plastic that has already lined a million fast food containers and can even be formed into edible liquid bubbles. cheers! we were really inspired by the way nature makes these elegant shapes and uses all these natural materials and how we could translate that into packaging. there was a low—cost and portable greenhouse designed by an indian firm that dramatically reduces water and pesticide use by the poorest farmers, as well as boosting their harvests. and the kenyan company led by women that has designed a cheap, efficient and cleaner alternative to traditional cooking stoves. each of the five winners get £1 million and support to grow their businesses, helping them share the benefits their ideas can bring. this firm in oman has developed technology to store carbon dioxide in rocks.

the award ceremony coincided with the release of this trailer for harry and meghan�*s new documentary series. no—one sees what's happening behind closed doors. it made an uncomfortable backdrop for the awards. but the waleses kept their attention studiously on the future, and how these new earthshot prize—winners can improve it. justin rowlatt, bbc news. more now from the world cup. australian fan organizer christian layland told me the socceroos still did the country proud. from an australian perspective, it has been fantastic. yeah, we've had a lot of wins, we've had a lot of goals, had a couple of clean sheets, broken a lot of records, broken a lot of expectations, so it's been one of the best world cups in living memory from an australian perspective.

and, of course, a lot of goals and a lot of upset results in other results so, look, until this morning, it was fantastic. it is interesting because, i mean, i feel that this time round in the world cup, the australian side has perhaps had a higher profile — would you agree with that? yeah, perhaps so. i think results speak more than anything. you knw, if — everybody loves a winner, australia is an underdog winner, so people have been getting behind them, people have loved the stories of our players who are playing in second divisionjapan and scoring winners — that is not a common story. people love the story of harry souttar going from scotland to australia. it's — look, we have a lot of great stories, a lot of good personal stories and a great underdog winning story, which is what people love and what football people love. and have you noticed more momentum this time around? 0h, absolutely. going into this world cup, i think everybody had really low expectations in australia. it was known or advertised

as the worst squad we've had in 20 years, so to come out here, most of the squad and graham arnold have done a wonderfuljob. he's surprised the australian footballing public. and because expectations were so low, now, it is like the roller—coaster of emotions has gone from down here and up here and people have got right behind them. we had thousands and thousands of people, all around the country at live scenes — live sites, both big crowd events in the main cities, too. people gathered around a country table in the bush with little laptops celebrating, themselves. we have seen a vision and footage from all around the country and every single australian setting you can think of and everyone just has got around the socceroos and we are alljust very proud of the tournament they have had. and do you think this sort of popularity with soccer — clearly, you know, australia a big sporting nation — do you think that will continue now the world cup is over? i think so. so, the socceroos have always been known as a team that every australian gets behind. you know, every other sport, every other national team,

people have their own divisions, but everybody gets behind the socceroos in australia. and football is the biggest participation sport in the country — it always has been for many, many years — so, i'm sure this will mean it grow. this great performance in the men's world cup will mean more people will start playing, more people will start supporting. we have the women's world cup next year, in a few months, so, you know, girls and women will start participating because of that, so, football is big in australia and it has always been big, but this event, this result, this performance, going into next year's women's world cup will see the sport grow even further. christian layland. the england manager, gareth southgate, says his side is ready for extra time and penalties against the african champions senegal in sunday's match in the last 16. here's our sports editor, dan roan. commentator: another young lion roars! - it has been a case of so far, so good for england at this world cup. no team has scored more goals

or earned more points in the group stage. one of only a handful of sides to emerge unbeaten. but they know that defeat from here on in means going home. the manager aware his side has no room for error against senegal tomorrow. we've been very impressed. we know that they're african champions, very proud, very competitive spirit, a lot of belief in their team. some excellent individual players who can cause problems. but england have impressive strength in depth. and there's foden! and one of those who vindicated his selection against wales says the manager now faces a dilemma. everyone's scored and everyone's proved their point, so it's going to be a headache for gareth to pick the team for the next game. you can't afford to make mistakes or start a game badly now because you're going to be sent home. meanwhile, england trained here today with all 25 players present. for years, england feared knockout matches like this. but having reached the semifinals and final of their last two major

tournaments, gareth southgate's side has proven it has what it takes to handle such pressure. however, this world cup has shown that no side is safe from a shock result. senegal stand in the way of england and a place in the quarterfinals, but their preparations have been disrupted. inspirational head coach aliou cisse missing today's news conference with sickness. translation: he has been ill for the last two days. - yesterday, he asked us to do training for him. we are sure that tomorrow evening when the match starts, he will be the one in charge of the team. senegal have already made their presence felt here in doha this week and while their side may be regarded as underdogs, their fans believe an upset is on the cards. senegal, three, england, zero. wow, that's very confident. yes! laughter. it would be a big mistake,

if england did not take seriously the senegal team. it would be a big mistake for england. 20 years ago, senegal celebrated their greatest world cup success, reaching the last eight. england's task here, to prevent a repeat. dan roan, bbc news, doha. let's have a look at the weather prospects with darren bett. hello, there. we had a lot of cloud streaming our way for the first half of the weekend on that easterly breeze. that breeze probably is going to be stronger on sunday, and it may well feel a bit colder as well. we'll continue to find more showers heading our way. we had some rain earlier in the north—west of scotland that is getting pushed away, that easterly breeze setting up, and although we've got more breeze at the moment and, on the whole, a lot of cloud, temperatures are going to be close to freezing because it is still cold air, so we may well find the risk of a touch of frost, maybe one or two icy patches as well. and it is going to be a colder start to the day on sunday for western scotland but this could be the place to be. with more shelter, it should be dry with some sunshine eastern scotland.

the breeze off the north sea means more cloud and showers and the wind off the irish sea will bring in cloud and showers to eastern parts of northern ireland, more showers for england and wales, mainly for northern england and north wales. further south, the showers will be fewer but there will be a lot of cloud. we've all got that brisk easterly wind and temperatures may be a bit lower on sunday, typically five or six degrees. factor in that wind and it will feel a bit colder than that if you are going to be out and about. heading into monday, for most places, temperatures should be above freezing first thing in the morning. we are likely to have clearer skies across mainland scotland. that will lead to an early frost and maybe some sunshine on monday. for many places, though, still cloudy skies and some more showers as well, although not as many showers on monday, and the wind probably isn't going to be quite as strong, either. temperatures may actually be a shade higher on monday, peaking at around 9 degrees in the south east of england. after that, though, it does get colder — much colder. we are going to change the wind direction from that easterly to a strengthening northerly wind that will push down across the whole of the country on tuesday onwards, and that will bring some widespread frost as well.

and you can see how temperatures are going to be dropping through the week ahead. for many inland areas, it may well be dry in that northerly wind with some sunshine around. showers will be running onto exposed coasts, exposed to that northerly wind, and we will see most of the showers coming into some northern parts of scotland. and there is an early warning from the met office — a yellow warning at this stage — for northern areas of scotland on wednesday. a couple of centimetres of snow to lower levels and over the higher ground we could see as much as ten centimetres — the first significant snow of the season.

this is bbc news. the headlines: argentina have beaten australia 2—1 to progress to the quarter finals of the world cup in qatar. the argentine captain, lionel messi, opened the scoring on what was his thousandth professional match. in the next round, they will face the netherlands, who beat the united states three—one earlier in the day. the level of the price cap on russian maritime oil exports will not stop the attacks on ukraine, according to president zelensky. he has called the sixty—dollar a barrel cap �*weak�*, and says it will also not stop moscow's attempts to destabilise the countries imposing the limit. the father of a four—year—old

girl who's critically ill in hospital with strep a has urged parents to be