this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines. england prepare take on senegal in the last 16 of the world cup, with the winners facing either france or poland in the quarterfinals. the government says it's putting contingency plans in place to minimize 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 sure things like borders are safe and protected and people's lives are not disrupted coming up to christmas.

iran's attorney general says the country is dismantling the police unit that enforces the islamic dress code, after a wave of anti—government protests engulfed the country. 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. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's a place in the quarterfinals or a flight home for england later, as they prepare to take on senegal in the knock—out stages of the world cup. the two countries have never met in a competitive fixture before. my colleague lucy hockings has the latest from doha. welcome to doha. yes, it's only the second time

the current african champions have reached the last—16, but england won't be underestimating their opponents. natalie pirks reports now on how england's players and the fans have been preparing for the big match. in the rolling sand dunes outside of doha, local entrepreneurs are doing a roaring trade. whether it's camels... or something less sedate... fans are finding there is more to qatar than skyscrapers and footballing upsets. feels so relaxed, the locals are so welcoming. everyone is welcoming. it's just a great experience. it's nice to try something different. so it's a challenge, but an enjoyable challenge, so well done to qatar. it feels that way for england, too, so far. it's in from bellingham! no team scored more goals than england in the group stage. and they won their world cup group

for the first time since 2006. and dyer does it! but knockout football brings with it the threat of penalties, precisely how it turned out in 2018. given england's recent history knockout games, it was a game where we broke down a lot of barriers for us, i think, mentally. the press and media behind it all was we haven't won a knockout game for so long, but it was us wanting to create our own history. senegal also have their own history to chase. they are in the knockouts for the first time since 2002. star man sadio mane towers over fans in central doha, but injury robbed the team of his presence on the eve of the tournament. whilst england have never played senegal before... they strike back immediately! ..the manager knows better than to underestimate them. we know that we are playing an opponent that are the champions of africa, and have belief that has come from that, and are well organised, with a lot of individual talent,

so a tough challenge ahead for us. for the first time ever, teams representing six continents made the knockouts and it's already been a world cup of shocks. but england fans are confident of a win tonight. just don't mention the p word. we were there last year, in tears, sojust, please, not penalties again. but i think we'll win. if it goes to penalties, i will probably leave. i i won't be able to watch it. the lions of teranga are banking on english pride coming before a fall. natalie pirks, bbc news. 0ur sports correspondent alex howell is already inside the al bayt stadium where england's game will kick off this evening. i'm sure you know the whole country will be discussing their preferred line—up for this evening's match. what is the latest in terms of team news and selection?

that's right, everyone is debating and will be debating the team line—up gareth southgate will name here to play in the al bayt stadium later this evening. he was asked about that in a press conference i attended and he said it's not such a bad thing to have so many options because the team has so much quality and each of the players bring him something different. the real calls are in the wide attacking areas and whether he plays manchester united player marcus rashford, man city player phil foden, raheem sterling or bukayo saka. there has also been talk about harry kane, the england captain's form. he has been racking up the assists, three of them so far but has not scored. he has been speaking about how he has tried to taper his form to play better as the tournament progresses. england have not played senegal competitively before, will that affect their preparation and build—up to the match?

gareth southgate was also asked about that and whether the favourite tag actually means anything in this tournament. we have seen so many upsets, haven't we, so far? smaller nations beating bigger ones when they come in as the underdog. i don't think that will affect the preparations coming into this one. senegal are coming into it as african champions, the first time we have been in the knockout stages of the world cup for 20 years and their manager knows all about it. the last time they reached this round of the world cup he was captain of the side although they do have a nervy wait to see if he will be on the bench with the team this evening. he has had an illness, he was not able to do the press conference yesterday and was not in training but none of that will take away the focus from the england team coming into the game. give us an idea of what the atmosphere is like in the build—up and the kind of things fans are telling you.

at the moment it is pretty quiet here. still a few hours away from kick—off, the fan zone near me is building up and playing in the pre—match music and practising what they will be doing. i was in the stadium earlier having a look around and we got by the dugout and when we were down by the pitch they were having a look at the light show and trying that out. it will be a good atmosphere in the stadium, there is a lot riding on this match. england fans are expectant and looking forward to this game but don't want to speak too much about penalties of course. it's the first match when they could come into play. great to see you. there is a lot of optimism amongst the english fans i have been speaking to but it is the same for the senegalese. if you look at the newspapers in africa today they have hopes for their team too. earlier our west africa correspondent, mayenijones,

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 even play for british teams, including chelsea, as well as some european ones. it is a nation very much obsessed with football. all around of the capital, you can see young people playing football every evening on the streets. everybody follows every game here avidly. when senegal won its last game in the group stages against ecuador, the streets just erupted in celebration. so they are very excited. the last time they were in the quarterfinals of a world cup was in 2002. at the time, their coach now was the captain of the team. so they are hoping he is going to be their good luck charm that allows them to make it to another quarterfinal. many expect to see an england v france quarterfinal. but nothing is guaranteed in this world cup, which has already thrown up so many shocks. so many unexpected moments.

anything could happen, it's going to be another night i'm sure of excitement and drama. nothing is ever guaranteed. i'm joined now by football fan and owner of the longshot sports bar, simon thompson. good to have you with us. is it a long shot for england to win this world cup? i long shot for england to win this world cup?— long shot for england to win this world cop?— long shot for england to win this world cu - ? .,, ., , world cup? i hope not. it might be but i hoe world cup? i hope not. it might be but i hope not- _ world cup? i hope not. it might be but i hope not. are _ world cup? i hope not. it might be but i hope not. are you _ world cup? i hope not. it might be but i hope not. are you going - world cup? i hope not. it might be but i hope not. are you going to i but i hope not. are you going to have loads _ but i hope not. are you going to have loads of _ but i hope not. are you going to have loads of people _ but i hope not. are you going to have loads of people in - have loads of people in your bird—watching? irate have loads of people in your bird-watching?— have loads of people in your bird-watching? have loads of people in your bird-watchinr? ~ ., ., ., , , bird-watching? we are already fully booked and we _ bird-watching? we are already fully booked and we will— bird-watching? we are already fully booked and we will be _ bird-watching? we are already fully booked and we will be packed - bird-watching? we are already fully i booked and we will be packed tonight but there is a lot more atmosphere than there has been previous world cups, i think the christmas world cups, i think the christmas world cup is a big deal to people. cup is a big dealto people. really? you aet cup is a big dealto people. really? you get more _ cup is a big dealto people. really? you get more people _ cup is a big dealto people. really? you get more people during - cup is a big dealto people. really? you get more people during the - you get more people during the winter months than a sommer world cup? it’s winter months than a sommer world cu . 7 �* , ., ., , winter months than a sommer world cu? k ., ., winter months than a sommer world cu-? �*, ., ., ., , cup? it's hard to side, we have only been open — cup? it's hard to side, we have only been open 1-5 _ cup? it's hard to side, we have only been open 1.5 years _ cup? it's hard to side, we have only been open 1.5 years but _ cup? it's hard to side, we have only been open 1.5 years but the - cup? it's hard to side, we have only been open 1.5 years but the fact - been open 1.5 years but the fact people have not had a christmas for the last two years, plus a world cup

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be tough for sure. if england overcome — be tough for sure. if england overcome that _ be tough for sure. if england overcome that it _ be tough for sure. if england overcome that it is _ be tough for sure. if england overcome that it is likely - be tough for sure. if england overcome that it is likely to i be tough for sure. if england i overcome that it is likely to be france, it might not be, but what do you think of an inventory france match? that would be a whole different proposition. i match? that would be a whole different proposition.— match? that would be a whole different proposition. i would be terrified of _ different proposition. i would be terrified of kylian _ different proposition. i would be terrified of kylian mbappe. - different proposition. i would be terrified of kylian mbappe. but i different proposition. i would be| terrified of kylian mbappe. but if you're going to win the world cup you're going to win the world cup you have to go through the best teams in the world so you have to play them sooner or later. what teams in the world so you have to play them sooner or later. what do ou think play them sooner or later. what do you think of — play them sooner or later. what do you think of this _ play them sooner or later. what do you think of this tournament - play them sooner or later. what do you think of this tournament as - play them sooner or later. what do you think of this tournament as a i you think of this tournament as a fan? a lot of fans have mixed feelings. it has been interesting football —wise. thrown up quite a lot of upsets but also a lot of political controversy. i lot of upsets but also a lot of political controversy. i understand both sides of _ political controversy. i understand both sides of it. _ political controversy. i understand both sides of it. i _ political controversy. i understand both sides of it. i think— political controversy. i understand both sides of it. i think it's - both sides of it. i think it's interesting, it has been, it has raise a lot of questions and people talking about things they wouldn't necessarily talk about when the world cup is on which is a positive overall, the football has been great, it is nice to see so many upsets and huge scenes favourite to win going home early. i think it has been really entertaining. more so than i anticipated.— than i anticipated. these tournaments _ than i anticipated. these tournaments come - than i anticipated. these tournaments come to . than i anticipated. these| tournaments come to life than i anticipated. these i tournaments come to life in than i anticipated. these - tournaments come to life in the knockout stages when you get to the

old penalty shoot—out. the you think it might come to penalties for england against senegal? it it might come to penalties for england against senegal? it might but i ho -e england against senegal? it might but i hope not- — england against senegal? it might but i hope not. i— england against senegal? it might but i hope not. ithink— england against senegal? it might but i hope not. i think after - england against senegal? it might but i hope not. i think after the i but i hope not. i think after the heartbreak of the euros last year and we have been through enough, i would like to see them go through on a 90 minute win to be honest. i’m a 90 minute win to be honest. i'm sure we have _ a 90 minute win to be honest. i'm sure we have been practising our penalties. simon, thank you very much. have a good night. you penalties. simon, thank you very much. have a good night. the government is making plans to use the military to try and minimize the impact of a host of public sector strikes due to take place between now and christmas. in particular they could be used when nurses take strike action later this month. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is at westminster for us. they said that there are 2,000 personnel being trained in variousjobs, that comes from military personnel,

civil servants, even volunteers, being trained to do jobs such as borderforce, driving ambulances, potentially working as firefighters. of course, very difficultjobs. you don't imagine you could do fully with just a bit of training and no decisions yet the government is saying on this because they're still hoping the unions may reassess plans for industrial action we heard from the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi this morning. he had quite strong language on the issue. he said it was "unfair" for the unions to be damaging people's lives and livelihoods in the run up to christmas. he urged them to think and reflect on industrial action and even went as far as saying strikes are exactly what putin wants to see at the moment. quite provocative language there. but his logic is essentially that vladimir putin invading ukraine has driven up inflation. that inflation could be embedded through industrial action, used to try and get inflation—linked pay rises. but we did hear from the conservative party chairman earlier this morning, where he spelled out exactly what contingency plans are being 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. 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. and they should really rethink and they should reflect on this. now, the labour party, of course, has been pressed quite a lot on what exactly its stance on these strikes are. we know keir starmer has been very keen for his frontbenchers, for example, to not be on the picket lines. when it comes to the specifics, we don't get much from labour, but what they are saying essentially if labour was in government, they'd be taking a much more active role in negotiations and trying to facilitate deals between unions and employers to help in that respect. but we did hear this morning from the shadow education secretary, bridget phillipson,

and she was pressed on the sunday with laura kuenssberg programme on exactly programme on exactly what in her own brief of education labour would be doing. let's have a look at that. if i were education secretary, i'd be sat around the table i trying to get a compromise in any negotiation. - where's the compromise then? 596. 1296. where's that compromise? you say you'd 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're demoralised. - the government hasn't had their back and they want to know— that there is hope for the future. so labour sort of going on there and to hint that it was put to her specifically, "well if one side wants 5% and one say wants 12%, what would you do in the negotiation?" she suggested perhaps compromise could be found somewhere in the middle. so perhaps giving us a bit of a hint there of what labour's approach would be. but like i say, labour reluctant to get into specifics on this issue of the pay offers that they'd be

giving workers, preferring to say that they would be playing the role of facilitating these negotiations if they were in government. iran's attorney general says the morality police, which enforces strict dress codes, has been disbanded. it follows weeks of violent protests over the death of 22 year—old mahsa amini, who died in custody after being detained for allegedly not wearing her headscarf correctly. the bbc persian service's siavash ardalan told me what this means for protesters in iran. if it is a concession, it has not been presented as such. it was not a big press conference or declaration by the government, 01’ even a communique. it was just off—the—cuff remarks by the attorney general, when asked by a reporter today, "where have the morality police gone?" and they have been gone, people have not seen them after the death of mahsa amini four

months ago who died in the custody of the morality police, hence the question was answered. effectively as part of the people are concerned it might not make a difference. let alone considering the fact that no other authority has confirmed these statements, the interior minister, the law enforcement of which the morality police is a subsidiary. they have not said anything. more importantly, even if the story is true and the morality police has been disbanded, this does not mean the law of mandatory hijab which they were tasked with enforcing has been in abolished. the law is still in place and many people could be forgiven to feel sceptical that maybe another more supposedly benign organisation to take over the work of enforcing mandatory hijab. as far as the protesters are concerned it's too little, too late. even so it would be interesting if this were a concession from the authorities, if they were given even a little bit if they were giving even a little bit of ground to the protesters, would the protesters see that as some kind of victory? first they have to believe it.

secondly if they do believe it and the opposition is presenting this as a victory, they are presenting this as i sign that the government to showing weakness, and that is why the government has been so inflexible because as soon as you show a sign of weakness it emboldens the opposition and they are calling for nationwide strikes tomorrow so they feel like they have made some impact and are going in for the kill. these protests have been going on for weeks, hundreds killed, we do not report them every day, but are they continuing pretty much every day and around the country? they are going strong, they go through ebbs and flows in some provinces where there have been more killings, where the protests have been constant and continuing in places, it may be a case of young people gathering in particular neighbourhoods confronting security forces and scattering somewhere only to confront them again which we may never hear of.

but yes, everyday we are getting images surfacing even from villages let alone cosmopolitan centres that they are ongoing. we have seen protests in iran. are these different? do you think these are different, is the regime in danger? it's a very good question, it is preoccupying experts of the revolution. it is unprecedented in terms of its magnitude, itjust goes beyond and includes all people from all walks of life. we have never had protests taking so long and never felt the government be so much under siege and some of the secret and classified memos by activists show the government does not think the protests will die down soon

and they are in for a long fight. the bbc understands that dialogue is now taking place between buckingham palace and ngozi fulani, the charity boss who was repeatedly asked by a royal aide where she was "really" from. ngozi fulani attended a palace reception last tuesday and described how she felt she had been "interrogated" by lady susan hussey. lady susan stepped down from her honorary role and offered "her profound apologies for the hurt caused". it's understood that she remains willing to make an apology in person to miss fulani if it would be welcomed. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the first of the day's last—16 matches at the world cup is under way. and it'll provide the opposition

for the winner of the second, which is of course between england and senegal. france are the defending champions and they're playing poland at the al thumama stadium. all the players france rested in their final group game are back in the team. all nine of them. while poland are playing their first world cup knockout game since 1986. these are live pictures, if you want to pick it up from there. wojciech szczesny has been as busy as many would have expected but robert lewandowski who is of course portland's star man has come close to them. nearly half way through the first half and it is on bbc one. so far, unlike the group stage, the last 16 has followed form and reputation. england will hope that continues later against senegal. alex howell can look ahead to that one for us. a team they've never played before. that is right. they have not played

them in a competitive match and it could not come in a bigger game. coming into this, there is discussion points around the side england could play, especially in those attacking areas, whether it will be marcus rashford, raheem sterling, bukayo saka or phil foden. gareth southgate was asked yesterday in the press conference about england coming into this as favourites but he played that tag right down, pointing to the results there has been in the group stages. he wants to focus on this team, he has up against them. aloe ccb senegal manager has got the team here for the first time in 20 years. the last time they reached this stage of the world cup is when he was captain of the world site. he could not do the match day —1 press conference and did not take training but they are highly motivated and

the messaging from that camp is that they are focused and ready to make history. they are focused and ready to make histo . . ., they are focused and ready to make histo . ., ,, i. they are focused and ready to make histo . ., ~' ,, , . england's cricketers have set up a grandstand final day of the first test in pakistan after more fireworks with the bat, and a bold declaration means a draw is the least likely of the three results. they lead by 262 after day four in rawalpindi, which began with the end of pakistan's first innings. joe wilson was watching. day four in rawalpindi began with pakistan batting and time disappearing. finally all out for 579 thanks to the bowling of willjacks, a last—minute selection, really a batter. he took six wickets on his debut. keep watching... carefully, because now it was england's second innings, trying to extend their lead in the middle rapidly. joe root�*s trick shot, still a thrill to see that in a test match, unless you are bowling. almost amusing.

here is the same root playing left—handed. attacking, planning, how many did england need? harry brook scored quickly and elegantly, the essence of new england. 0n course for england's fastest ever 100 until...still, job done. england declared 3112 ahead and gave themselves a chance to win — and pakistan a chance, too. tempting. 0ne down in their second innings. then babar azam, the captain, the man, edged, gone. 80—2, one day left, the match is alive. joe wilson, bbc news. reading have moved seven points clear of the women's super league relegation zone after beating tottenham hotspur1—0. amy turner's own goal early in the first half at the select car leasing stadium gave reading all three points against the visitors. the other two games are into the second half and both home sides have comfortable leads. liverpool were ahead in just three minutes and now lead west ham 2—0. manchester city scored

three times in 15 minutes in the first half. they're still beating brighton 3—0. kenya's kelvin kiptum and ethiopia's amane beriso have become the third—fastest men's and women's marathon runners in history with victory in the valencia race. kiptum, who's only 23, completed his debut marathon in two hours, one minute 53 seconds. that's just 12 seconds slower than the second best time in history, and 44 seconds off eliud kipchoge's world record. while beriso looked on track to break the world record of kenya's brigid kosgei before slowing late in the race and missing it by sa seconds, finishing in two hours, 16 minutes 58 seconds. that's all the sport for now. 25 minutes at the ultimo main stadium so far. notjust interesting for those sides but the fans of england and senegal watching on, you

can watch it on bbc one or via the bbc sport website. it is still goalless. if there is more to tell you in the next hour i will tell you then. the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi says he'd like to see images of self harm made illegal on the internet. his comments come as the government's 0nline safety bill returns to parliament tomorrow. the actress kate winslet has entered the debate about online harms ahead of a hard hitting drama on the issue for channel four being broadcast on thursday as angus crawford reports. perhaps more than any other, it's molly russell's story that has influenced the 0nline safety bill, and alerted parents to the potential power of social media to do harm. molly took her own life after being exposed to a stream of negative content. what's the matter? nothing.

stop. you are driving me to do this! i really do struggle with social media, i struggle with the impact it is clearly having on teenage mental health, i do wish that our government would crack down on it, i do wish there would be certain platforms which were banned before a certain age. and she wants accountability. parents are left flailing. going, "well, thank you so much, government, look whatjust happened to my child." and how can you possibly tell me that, "oops, it's not my fault?" there are people shirking responsibility all the time. 0nline safety bill does... the answer might be the 0nline safety bill. delayed... ..and amended. it's taken years, but will be back before the commons tomorrow. it contains new clauses, criminal offences around pornography and self—harm content, but dropped are plans for ministers

to decide what legal material should be classified as harmful for adults and be taken down by the platforms. although today the conservative party chairman seemed to want a further tightening of the rules. what we have to do for both children and adults, i think, is make sure things like self—harm images should be illegal, and that is how you deal with them. but the right balance to strike is between free speech and freedom of expression as well as dealing with this. labour, though, wants to bring back the legal but harmful clause. if you look at what that is around, it's russian disinformation, misogynistic organising online, the sort of so—called incel culture. there is a lot out there in the online space that i think goes beyond the impact on children and young people. who on earth is possibly messaging lyou at that time of night anyway? i drama which reflects real—world concerns about social media. and in front of mps, a complex bill years in the making, dividing opinion, trying to right that balance between family and big tech.

jewellers have begun re—sizing the crown which will be used for the coronation of king charles next may. the st edwards crown weighs nearly 11.5 pounds and is normally on display with the rest of the crown jewels at the tower of london. here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. 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 ralph, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. it has been cold this weekend, particularly factoring in the easterly wind, but things are set to turn even colder for this upcoming week as we pick up an arctic northerly airflow. an increasing chance of snow, particularly across northern scotland and nights will be very

cold by the end of the new week with widespread hard frost. in the short term we've still got these easterly winds driving