this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a slowdown in the fighting in ukraine — us intelligence say they expect the intensity of the war to decrease as the country heads deeper into the winter. iran's attorney general says the country could move to dismantle the police unit that enforces the islamic dress code after a wave of anti—government protests engulfed the country. the uk government says it's putting contingency plans in place to minimise disruption, from a series of public sector strikes expected in the run—up to christmas. whether it's our military personnel that we have trained up or a surge capacity that we can actually make things like borders safe and protected and people's lives not disrupted coming

up to christmas. i'm here in doha for another big day of world cup action. england face senegal for a place in the quarter finals — but first, france take on poland. stay with us for all the build up to both games. and a crown fit for a king — the historic centrepiece of britain's crownjewels is removed from the tower of london so it can be resized for charles iii's coronation next year. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the us director of intelligence says the tempo of fighting in ukraine is likely to reduce over the winter months. avril haines added that

since russian forces withdrew from the west of the kherson area, most of the conflict is now in the east of the country. while many millions of ukrainians continue to be affected by power cuts, fears are now growing for those without proper shelter. our correspondentjessica parker sent this report from the village of kalenivka, 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: | 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 had to do that in front of everyone. ijust 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 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. iran's attorney general says the authorities are taking steps

to dismantle the religious police force that enforces an islamic dress—code. anti—government protests swept iran after a young woman died after being arrested by the so—called �*morality police' for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly. siavash ardalan from the bbc persian service has been following all the developments on this story and has more now on the significance of this announcement. it wasn't a big press conference, it wasn't a huge announcement by the government. you would think it's very important, but it wasn't presented as such, and the other institutions in the islamic republic of iran have not confirmed this, either. so, given this multitude, these different centres of power, from what we know of this regime, it could very easily be denied. we have to wait. but the announcement comes a day after this same person, the attorney general, said that the parliament and another important institution called the cultural revolution high security council,

are jointly looking at the issue of mandatory hijab. the morality police was tasked with enforcing mandatory hijab. now, the attorney general hasn't said that mandatory hijab is abolished, if this announcement is true and there is to be no more morality police, it necessarily doesn't mean that mandatory hijab has been disbanded. the response can be summed up as too little too late, even though mandatory hijab and the death of mahsa amini at the hands of morality police was the catalyst for the protests, but it was really an excuse for a discontented mass, upset and resentful of everything else that's also happening in the regime — you know, the foreign policy, poverty, unemployment, inequality, injustices, corruption, all those other things. so this was the catalyst, and as far as the protesters are considered, this isjust a bit too little too late, and they are all saying that they are smelling

weakness in the regime, so it seems to have even further emboldened them, because the opposition has called for a three—day strike and street protest tomorrow and two days afterwards, and it has just reinforced their call and their determination to hang in there and continue their protests. the chairman of the uk's conservative party, nadhim zahawi, has said the government is putting contingency plans in place to minimise disruption from a series of public sector strikes. mr zahawi said the military could be involved in driving ambulances and securing the country's borders. they said there are 2000 personnel being trained in variousjobs, military personnel, civil servants and volunteers, being trained to do jobs such as border force, driving ambulances, potentially working as firefighters. of course, very difficultjobs you don't imagine you could do fully with just a little training.

no decisions yet on this the government say, because they still have the unions may reassess plans for industrial action in the run—up to christmas. we've heard from the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi this morning. he said it was unfair for the unions to be damaging people's lives and livelihoods in the run—up to christmas and urged them to think about industrial action and even went as far as saying strikes are exactly what putin wants to see at the moment, quite provocative language, but his logic is that essentially vladimir putin invading ukraine has driven up inflation, which could be embedded if industrial action is used to try to get inflation linked pay rises. we did hear from the conservative party chairman earlier this morning, where he spelled out exactly what contingency plans have been made. whether it's our military personnel

that we've trained up, or a surge capacity that we can actually make sure things like borders are safe and protected and, of course, people's lives are not disrupted. we're coming up to christmas. it's unfair, in my view, for the unions to really damage people's and disrupt people's lives and livelihoods at a time, at christmas. they should really rethink and they should reflect on this. the labour party has been pressed quite a lot on what exactly its stance on the strikes is. we know keir starmer has been keen for frontbenchers not to be on the picket lines. when it comes to the specifics, we don't get much from labour. essentially they are saying if labour was in government they would take a much more active role in negotiations and trying to facilitate deals between unions and employers to help in that respect, but we heard this morning from the shadow education secretary, and she was pressed on the laura kuenssberg programme on exactly what her brief

of education and labour would be doing. if i were education secretary, i would be sat around the table trying to get a compromise. in any negotiation... but where's the compromise, then? 12%? where's that compromise? you say you would find a compromise. it's often somewhere in the middle, and that's why it's a process of negotiation. it's about pay but it's also about terms and conditions. and what teachers tell me they feel is that they are demoralised, the government hasn't had their back and they want to note that there is hope for the future. labour going on to hint that if one side wants 5% and the other 12, what would you do in a negotiation? she suggested compromise could be found somewhere in the middle, so perhaps giving us a bit of a hint of what labour's approach would be. labour are reluctant to get into specifics on the issue of pay offers. they say they would play the role of

facilitating negotiations if they were in government. the head of the police watchdog in the uk has been forced to resign, after becoming the subject of a police investigation. michael lockwood has been director general of the independent office for police conduct since 2018. the home secretary, suella braverman, said she had asked him to step down because of a historical allegation. the knockout stages of the world cup in qatar are continuing. the netherlands and argentina were the first teams to get to the quarter finals yesterday. england are preparing for their first knockout stage match against senegal. let's get more now from my colleague lucy hockings, who's in doha. welcome to qatar, for the knockout stages well under way. argentina have already progressed to the quarterfinals at the expense of the usa and australia, but now we are really turning our attention to sunday's game. it is mbappe's france

taking on lewandowski's poland, then we see england facing senegal. the three lions have never lost a game of football to african competition. the senegalese are the champions of the africa cup of nations. despite being without their star man sadio mane, they are brimming with confidence going into today's match. how confident should they be? # it's coming! coming! #football�*s coming home!#. this is my sixth world cup in a row, this is his first. it's been very different, but it's been great having all the nationalities in one city. what would it mean if england actually went on and won the world cup? what would it mean to you? well, it would just be amazing. my first cup, my first - world cup and england wins. we're full, fans having a good time, fans for the next game coming in, getting ready to go out but, yeah, it's fantastic. you know, it's what we expected and wanted the world to see. and will the english fans be bringing the noise when they play senegal?

how lively is it going to be in here? it will be maximum crescendo, i dare say. yeah, it's going to be to the limit. i came to doha four years ago wanting to be here during the world cup. that's what brought me to qatar. there are other countries i could have chosen so, yeah, it's something that i've always believed, almost believed it's in my destiny to be here to see harry kane lift the world cup. look back to when the women won and, you know, straightaway you could see happy, smiling faces everywhere, so i think if england, if the men could, you know, reciprocate that, i think it'd be absolutely fantastic. # football's coming home!# lots of confidence among the english fans. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones is in dakar, she told us more about the senegal team and the national feeling towards football. they won the africa cup of nations. a couple of their players play for british teams, including chelsea, and some european ones. it is a nation very much

obsessed with football. all around the capital you can see young people playing football every evening on the streets. everybody follows every game avidly. when senegal won its last game in the group stages against ecuador, the streets erupted in celebration. they are very excited. in 2002 they made the quarterfinals of the world cup for the last time. at the time the coach now was part of that team. they hope he will be their good luck charm. this let's turn our attention now to sunday's first match which kicks off in under three hours. france take on lower side poland and many expect to see an england v france quarter final. but nothing is guaranteed in this world cup, which has already thrown up so many shocks. france have ended a world cup

curse of recent years. for the first time since 2006, the reigning world champions have not been knocked out during the group stages — a feat made even more impressive when you consider the injury problems that have affected some of their squad. lets speak to carolina from poland, one of 20,000 volunteers in doha are working at the world cup. i know you are heading off to the match very shortly after you've spoken to us. it has been a0 years since poland have beaten france, a difficult task ahead of you — how confident are you in the polish team today? ahead of you - how confident are you in the polish team today?— in the polish team today? hello, everybody. _ in the polish team today? hello, everybody, thank _ in the polish team today? hello, everybody, thank you _ in the polish team today? hello, everybody, thank you for - in the polish team today? hello, everybody, thank you for having | in the polish team today? hello, - everybody, thank you for having me. there are not too many polish people yet. we expect a surprise. there are many surprises already, as we said before, so maybe that is another one, and we will meet england in the quarterfinals. who knows? who one, and we will meet england in the quarterfinals. who knows?— quarterfinals. who knows? who is our quarterfinals. who knows? who is your favourite _ quarterfinals. who knows? who is your favourite player _ quarterfinals. who knows? who is your favourite player in _ quarterfinals. who knows? who is your favourite player in the - quarterfinals. who knows? who is your favourite player in the polish | your favourite player in the polish team? ., ., ., , ., .,

team? the one and only lewandowski. i also support — team? the one and only lewandowski. i also suoport the _ team? the one and only lewandowski. i also support the keeper, _ team? the one and only lewandowski. i also support the keeper, who - team? the one and only lewandowski. i also support the keeper, who put - i also support the keeper, who put us in the finals. he i also support the keeper, who put us in the finals.— us in the finals. he is on great form. us in the finals. he is on great form- lots _ us in the finals. he is on great form. lots of _ us in the finals. he is on great form. lots of people - us in the finals. he is on great form. lots of people talking . us in the finals. he is on great - form. lots of people talking about him as well. form. lots of people talking about him as well-— form. lots of people talking about him as well. ., ., , , . him as well. how has the experience been for you — him as well. how has the experience been for you window _ him as well. how has the experience been for you window hard _ him as well. how has the experience been for you window hard working i him as well. how has the experiencej been for you window hard working as a volunteer? so far, so good. so many people, the vibe is amazing, the atmosphere itselfjust breathtaking. i guess because all the stadiums are pretty close to each other, we meet other nations in the metro stations. people are singing, everybody is super happy. the vibe and atmosphere is something i will rememberfor the the vibe and atmosphere is something i will remember for the rest of my life. it'sjust i will remember for the rest of my life. it's just amazing. i will remember for the rest of my life. it'sjustamazing. i i will remember for the rest of my life. it'sjust amazing. i can't complain about it. life. it'sjust amazing. ican't complain about it.— life. it'sjust amazing. ican't complain about it. why did you decide to come _ complain about it. why did you decide to come to _ complain about it. why did you decide to come to qatar - complain about it. why did you decide to come to qatar to - complain about it. why did you decide to come to qatar to be l complain about it. why did you | decide to come to qatar to be a volunteer? my decide to come to qatar to be a volunteer?— decide to come to qatar to be a volunteer? g ., ., , ., , volunteer? my life motto is to sign u . volunteer? my life motto is to sign u- and volunteer? my life motto is to sign up and worry _ volunteer? my life motto is to sign up and worry then. _ volunteer? my life motto is to sign up and worry then. so _ volunteer? my life motto is to sign up and worry then. so i _ volunteer? my life motto is to sign up and worry then. so i just - volunteer? my life motto is to sign up and worry then. so i just signed up and worry then. so ijust signed up

up and worry then. so ijust signed up for it. i expected to get an e—mail, to make it through somehow. i got accepted and right now i'm working as a volunteer in the language service, so i am responsible for translating players to media, usually during games. polish to spanish or polish to portuguese or polish to english, depending on what language is needed. i am depending on what language is needed. iam having depending on what language is needed. i am having a good time with so many other volunteers. people are amazing and all the volunteers put so much heart into it.— so much heart into it. that's really aood to so much heart into it. that's really good to hear- _ so much heart into it. that's really good to hear- i _ so much heart into it. that's really good to hear. i wonder— so much heart into it. that's really good to hear. i wonder if- so much heart into it. that's really good to hear. i wonder if there - so much heart into it. that's really good to hear. i wonder if there is i good to hear. i wonder if there is something in particular that has surprised you about your experience here, something you weren't expecting? here, something you weren't meeting?— here, something you weren't exectin: ? ~ �* , expecting? well, i'm extremely well treated as a — expecting? well, i'm extremely well treated as a woman _ expecting? well, i'm extremely well treated as a woman here. _ expecting? well, i'm extremely well treated as a woman here. because l expecting? well, i'm extremely well| treated as a woman here. because of all the controversial comments before coming here and all about the world cup in qatar, i heard so many stories about how they are treating

women, but in here i am treated very well. that is the thing that surprises me the most. i didn't expect that at all. in the metro, they are giving their seats, they are very welcoming, they are extremely humbly. and they want to offer everything to women. it is extremely unexpected and nice. we have loved talking to you, carolina. thank you. hope you have a fantastic time at the match.— time at the match. thank you, i wish ou all the time at the match. thank you, i wish you all the best. _ time at the match. thank you, i wish you all the best. the _ time at the match. thank you, i wish you all the best. the fans _ time at the match. thank you, i wish you all the best. the fans are - time at the match. thank you, i wish you all the best. the fans are being l you all the best. the fans are being told to arrive _ you all the best. the fans are being told to arrive about _ you all the best. the fans are being told to arrive about three _ you all the best. the fans are being told to arrive about three hours - told to arrive about three hours ahead of a match, so people have to get on the metro, get on the shuttle buses nice and early to make sure they are there on time. these are they are there on time. these are the last 16 teams. we have of course in the netherlands and argentina progressed through the quarterfinals on saturday. in the coming hours, we have two more teams that will be

joining them, and we will have all the action for you on bbc news. don't forget, the website as well, there is a live page up and running, all the reaction and news from the squads as well, and comments from all around the world from people joining in with this world cup, so well worth having your device with you and having the page up and running. for now, back to you in london. the israeli military has launched airstrikes on targets in gaza after palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern israel. the iraeli defence force said it had struck a weapons factory belonging to gaza's hamas rulers. palestinians said two military training centres had been damaged. 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 up its theft. 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 term as leader of the anc. the brazilian footballer pele has released a message saying he's feeling strong and full of hope after a newspaper said he was being given end—of—life care. pele, who's 82, had surgery for bowel cancer last year and was readmitted to hospital in sao paulo earlier this week. doctors said his condition was stable. he won three world cups with brazil and is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time. people living near the semeru volcano in indonesia are being evacuated and authorities have issued the highest warning level after it started erupting. the volcano began erupting in the early hours of this morning, with grey ash clouds said to have spread widely. it follows a deadly eruption last year. japan's weather agency says it sees no possibility of a tsunami following the eruption despite a previous alert. ealier, volcanologist professor mike burton told me more about the volcano and the immediate risks facing the communities surrounding it.

it's a very serious volcano. indonesia is full of active volcanoes, and simmer route is the tallest of a range of volcanoes. it has been very active for the last hundred years at least. we have seen predominantly pyroclastic flows, an avalanche of hot rock which entrains cooler air and can travel up to 100 kilometres per hour. that is the video footage that has come out today. they can extend, the ones that happen most recently, have gone up to ten kilometres away from the area. they are truly deadly and travel at such speed that there isn't much you can do apart from evacuate people, which is the very experienced risk managers in indonesia have done. there is another threat, another hazard posed by semeru in particular. because it is so tall and because there were so

much rainfall and such frequent eruptions depositing fine material on the slopes, you can get very frequent mod flows which can extend even farther than the pyroclastic flows, up to 20 kilometres away. to the risk we have now is a combination of both pyroclastic flows and the mud flows, particularly to the south—east of the volcano. the pictures we are seeing are absolutely extraordinary. we are seeing homes with that huge ash cloud looking extremely close. how active is this volcano, and if it is very active on a repeated basis, is it surprising people live so close? it's extremely active. one of the realities of volcanoes is that when there is a period of repose, the soils which surround them tend to be very fertile, so they are idealfor agriculture. indonesia, because there are so many volcanoes, there's hardly any place which is completely free of volcanic risk, so there isn't much you can do.

the main thing you can do is to have very good monitoring systems, and hazard maps to assess what the risks are and then to react as quickly as possible when things start to happen. that's exactly what the indonesian authorities are doing now. they have enacted the evacuation of the area, which will be a well—planned and well communicated system to make sure the risks are minimised. even with those systems, and there was a good example in 2010, where thousands of lives were saved by an efficient and widespread evacuation. even with that, last year, as you mention, exactly a year ago today there was another eruption and more than 60 people were killed in that event. it's possible that semeru is going through a more active phase than has previously been seen and that these eruptions are going to go through a period of time when we see them more frequently

and potentially more violently. they should evacuate and get people as far away as possible. st edward's crown, the historic centrepiece of britain's crownjewels, has been removed from the tower of london, so it can be resized for the king ahead of the coronation next may. the st edward's crown marks the actual moment of coronation, used here by queen elizabeth in 1953. the crown dates back to 1661, made for king charles ii. now, it is being altered to fit king charles iii, ready for his coronation next year. the operation to move the crown from the tower of london happened at night and under tight security. it is now being altered at a secret location by the crown jeweller. the st edward's crown has a solid gold frame and is set with rubies, amethysts and sapphires. it is the centrepiece of the crown jewels. plans for the king's coronation

on the 6th of may next year at westminster abbey are well under way. buckingham palace says the ceremony will reflect the monarch's role today, and look to the future. but some things will remain unchanged and rooted in long standing traditions and pageantry. the st edward's crown is one of them. daniela relph, bbc news. peru has declared a state of emergency in more than a hundred 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 — who's still unbeaten as a professional — dominated the contest from the start. the referee stopped the fight shortly before the end of the tenth round.

you are watching bbc news. a shortage of care home workers means some businesses are having to reduce the number of people they can accept, despite having empty rooms. recruitment difficulties in the sector are also impacting on hospital discharge rates, with medically fit patients taking up beds because there's no social care package in place. 0ne care home boss is now calling for care workers to be given greater recognition, in a bid to encourage staff to stay in the sector. as jen smith reports. come in. hi. all right, pats? how are you? i'm all right, thanks. and you? yeah. — not bad, thank you. patsy�*s one of 38 residents at ponsandane care home here in penzance. i always dreaded coming into a care home. but it's a different ball game here. really? really, yeah. they're smashing.

what makes the difference here? the staff, i think. herfellow residents range in age from their 30s to 106. but the care home is not full. despite the desperate need for adult social care, it has empty beds because of a lack of staff. we're always looking to fill shifts, move people around, but it's really difficult. i know coming up, there are days where we know that we're probably not going to get full cover. this care home was one of six this company runs. ponsandane is short of six full time health care workers, a full time nurse, housekeepers and overnight staff. and despite loving herjob, health care worker sophie can understand why potential employees might be put off. it's so diverse. a lot personal care - as well as we are there for the residents emotionally, - physically, anything they need help with throughout their shift. so it can be quite - hard work, demanding, but it's really rewarding. but we've lost a lot -

of great carers, because they've just found better job opportunities with i more pay unfortunately. but the sector doesn't want to rely on the altruism of staff to fill roles. it needs a long term solution. at the moment, agency workers are heavily relied on, but that costs more money. there's also the real fear of staff burnout. leah marsh has more than 20 years experience in the industry, and after starting as a carer, she's now the company's ceo. a career in care isn't considered an attractive proposition. unfortunately, low pay due to the funding that we receive. but also, we're in competition almost sometimes with the nhs. that seems a more appealing option. and it's really frustrating because we have empty rooms and we hear about the blockages within the nhs and particularly at trelikse. and if we only had the staff we could help with help support with that problem.

leah's calling on the government to recognise care workers as key workers, to encourage more people into the sector. at the moment, people working within social care wouldn't get key worker status to, say, go on a housing list. and in cornwall there's a huge problem in terms of affordable accommodation. i think it's also about that recognition, how skilled people need to be to work in social care. the draw of better paid, more sociable work, such as retail, has seen many care workers leave the sector. cornwall council estimates it needs another 250 people to work in care this winter. without it, the strain on the rest of the health system is unlikely to ease. jen smith, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello there. easterly winds will continue to bring showers to mostly eastern parts of scotland and eastern england, but a few showers will be getting across the pennines to affect north—west england, the north—west midlands, north wales. south of that it's largely dry but pretty cloudy, the best of any sunshine across north—western areas. but wherever you are it is going

to feel chilly today. temperatures below average at around six or seven degrees celsius, factor in those easterly winds it will feel yet colder than that. 0vernight tonight, showers continue to come in off the north sea. the risk of a few icy stretches in scotland where we'll have some frost, but otherwise, temperatures holding a few degrees above freezing for most areas. tomorrow, those easterly winds turn more to a north—easterly direction and that brings a greater risk of showers across east anglia and the south—east, but fewer showers in scotland. again, the best of any dry weather with sunshine likely across north—western areas. it then turns much colder for all of us, with some snow heading into northern scotland over the next few days. this is bbc news, i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines... a slowdown in the fighting in ukraine — us intelligence say they expect the intensity of the war to decrease as the country heads deeper into the winter. iran's attorney general says

the country could move to dismantle