this is bbc news. welcome to viewers in the uk and across the world. i'm lucy hockings here in doha, where england are taking on senegal in the last 16 of the world cup. lam here i am here at box park in wembley were england i'm at... were england fans are watching the game. were england fans are watching the game. the winners of tonight's game will play france in the quarterfinals next saturday night, after the french beat poland 3—1 this afternoon. we're also live in dakar where senegal fans are ready and waiting. i'm samantha simmonds.

some other headlines: iran's attorney general says the morality police, which enforces the strict islamic dress code, has been disbanded after a wave of anti—government protests. the group that represents train companies in the uk says it has offered unions a deal that could avert strikes before christmas. it's a place in the quarterfinals or a flight home for england. they've just got under way in the world cup against senegal. the two countries have never met in a competitive fixture before. my colleague lucy hockings is watching in doha. hello and welcome to doha, where england is in action against senegal at the al bayt stadium, which is shaped like a bedouin tent.

the three lions have never lost a game of football to african opposition, a record that dates back to 1986, but the senegelese are the champions of the africa cup of nations and, despite being without their star man sadio mane, they will be brimming with confidence going into today's match. england have made one change from their win against wales — arsenal's bukayo saka has started the game in place of marcus rashford. raheem sterling is not available for tonight's game because he's dealing with what's described as a "family matter". england has one of the larger groups of travelling fans, but hundreds of thousands more will be watching back in england. let's cross to wembley, where our correspondent sean dilley is reporting from the boxpark.

how is the atmosphere there? electric doesn't even come close. 2,000 england fans are here. look at the crease is on everybody�*s faces, watching with anticipation. so many of them have said they hope it doesn't go to penalties, because this is the first knockout game. england need to win this. you might notice, i am well camouflaged. behind me, these are not real trees, i know you will be shocked! why are you dressed like a tree? we i know you will be shocked! why are you dressed like a tree?— you dressed like a tree? we are aaivin off you dressed like a tree? we are giving off that — you dressed like a tree? we are giving off that natural _ you dressed like a tree? we are giving off that natural energy, l you dressed like a tree? we are l giving off that natural energy, the natural _ giving off that natural energy, the natural vibe about the game tonight. we want _ natural vibe about the game tonight. we want a _ natural vibe about the game tonight. we want a positive result. 30 natural vibe about the game tonight. we want a positive result.— we want a positive result. so you think the result _ we want a positive result. so you think the result is _ we want a positive result. so you think the result is going - we want a positive result. so you think the result is going to - we want a positive result. so you think the result is going to be - think the result is going to be rooted in the support that is

received? yes, i do. let's branch off and chat to noel. you are getting some interesting reactions. what has been said to you? it is about_ what has been said to you? it is about grassroots, _ what has been said to you? it is about grassroots, so _ what has been said to you? it is about grassroots, so we - what has been said to you? it is about grassroots, so we are - what has been said to you? it is- about grassroots, so we are bringing it back _ about grassroots, so we are bringing it back it— about grassroots, so we are bringing it back. , , , , ., about grassroots, so we are bringing it back. , , , ,., ., about grassroots, so we are bringing itback. , , , ., ., ~ it back. it is pretty brave to walk into a room _ it back. it is pretty brave to walk into a room of— it back. it is pretty brave to walk into a room of 2,000 _ it back. it is pretty brave to walk into a room of 2,000 england i it back. it is pretty brave to walk. into a room of 2,000 england fans, dressed like, a conifer? you have got england cape song. can you swirl around for us? what would your message be to the england team? there is a lot of support here. what would she say to the team? you have to no and would she say to the team? you have to go and win — would she say to the team? you have to go and win this! _

would she say to the team? you have to go and win this! thanks _ would she say to the team? you have to go and win this! thanks for- to go and win this! thanks for “oininu to go and win this! thanks for joining us- — to go and win this! thanks for joining us- i _ to go and win this! thanks for joining us. iwill_ to go and win this! thanks for joining us. i will bring - to go and win this! thanks for joining us. i will bring you - to go and win this! thanks for. joining us. i will bring you back around to this crowd. stop our team here tonight have been watching a couple of fans turned into dozens, to tensed, to hundreds or not there are 2,000 fans here at wembley. it is not like the normalfood are 2,000 fans here at wembley. it is not like the normal food and drink their new activities —— that it is. it is like a busy match they are wembley stadium over the road. everybody here says senegal is a team that they respecting, they are the african champions. they are incredibly good at what they do, but nobody we have spoken to tonight is willing to accept anything other than an england victory. great to see you. we will be back with you and the fans throughout the match.

the senegal fans in the stadium are set to make their mark. every morning at 9.00am you can find a team of them rehearsing their drumming ready for match day. i'm sure the players will have lots of support at home too. let's hear from mayeni jones, who's at a fan park in dakar. how are things there? there is a lot of drumming _ how are things there? there is a lot of drumming here, _ how are things there? there is a lot of drumming here, too. _ how are things there? there is a lot of drumming here, too. drumming, j of drumming here, too. drumming, dancing, excitement, singing. some people have said to us they are counting on magic to win tonight. this game is massively popular here. people are playing football at all times of the day. behind me are thousands and thousands of people cheering their team on, excitedly waiting and hoping that with the second time in their history they will get to the quarterfinals. it

feels like the entire african continent is routing them on this evening. continent is routing them on this evenina. , , continent is routing them on this evenin.. , , .,, evening. this is the last sub-saharan _ evening. this is the last sub-saharan african - evening. this is the last l sub-saharan african team evening. this is the last - sub-saharan african team left in evening. this is the last _ sub-saharan african team left in the sub—saharan african team left in the tournament, so certainly the region will be watching. lots of people here have been telling me they want an african team to win the world cup. lots of people around the region will be rooting for senegal tonight. to region will be rooting for senegal toniaht. ., . , . tonight. to fans there feel that the chances of the _ tonight. to fans there feel that the chances of the team _ tonight. to fans there feel that the chances of the team are _ tonight. to fans there feel that the chances of the team are dented . tonight. to fans there feel that the chances of the team are dented at| chances of the team are dented at all without having sadio mane in the team? ., , . all without having sadio mane in the team? .,, ., ._ ., , team? people are saying that they admit that things _ team? people are saying that they admit that things will _ team? people are saying that they admit that things will be _ team? people are saying that they admit that things will be tough -

admit that things will be tough without sadio mane. he scored the winning penalty against egypt that allowed them to become african champions, but they are confident they have enough players playing in good teams, including in the uk, that they will have the edge to defeat england tonight. it is great to hear the music, _ defeat england tonight. it is great to hear the music, see _ defeat england tonight. it is great to hear the music, see the - defeat england tonight. it is great to hear the music, see the fans i defeat england tonight. it is great| to hear the music, see the fans as well. we will be packed throughout the evening with you. we will be packed throughout the evening with you. whoever wins out of england and senegal will face france in the next round after their win against poland earlier. my colleague 0lly foster from bbc sport was outside the al thumana stadium to tell us how the game played out stadium to tell us how the game played out. poland, were not half as bad as we thought they were going to be. they limped through the group stages to set up this last 16 tie against the french. the strong favourites of course. it is the scoreline, the result that we expected. but it was very tight at half time. 0livier giroud had given the french the lead just before the break. that was his 52nd goal

for his country and that sees him overtake the great thierry henry. so 0livier giroud, a happy man this evening. he is now france's record goal—scorer. but you know what? kylian mbappe is fast going to catch up and perhaps will one day hold that record himself. it was a far quieter second half for the first sort of 20 minutes or so, but then mbappe, you cannot keep a good man down. we were there, weren't we, in russia four years ago, lucy, in moscow and mbappe really came to the fore. he was a teenager there at that world cup in 2018, scoring four goals, including in the final as well. well, he's now scored five in qatar, the first man to score that many goals before the age of 2a since the great pele. and of course, everybody in the world of football, their thoughts are with pele, who is very ill at the moment back home in brazil. but it was mbappe's night. two wonderful strikes

to put the french 3—0 up the poles kept at it. and there was one of those handballs that glanced off a shoulder, arm from upamecano, the french defender. they looked at var they gave it to poland. hugo lloris, the french captain, actually saved the first effort, but he was way off his line and robert lewandowski stepped up to make it a bit of a consolation. that's all it was for poland. they never deserved to go through. so it's the french who go through 3—1. incidentally, hugo lloris, his 142nd appearance for france. that's a joint record with lilian thuram. so so a night of records, but you just know the headlines on monday will be kylian mbappe. another wonderful evening for him here in qatar. he's up to five for the tournament. so here's a reminder of the rest of those last 16 matches. we already know our first quarterfinal — netherlands v argentina. we now know france is also through.

they will play either england or senegal in the next round. plenty more to come over the coming days too before we reach that stage though. it is still scoreless in the match with about ten minutes played so far, samantha. lucy, obviously lots of excitement on their stop have you noticed a shift in atmosphere, at all? it is alwa s shift in atmosphere, at all? it is always interesting, _ shift in atmosphere, at all? it 3 always interesting, some out there. this is not my first world cup. i was in moscow, as well. in the group stages it is a magical time because all the travelling fans from all over the world are here. as their teams get knocked out, they start to leave, so therefore it does start to thin out a bit in terms of the amount to people on the ground. there has been a huge amount of local support, there has been a huge amount of localsupport, people there has been a huge amount of local support, people coming to watch the games in the fan parks.

just behind me there is a full area of seats where locals have come down, it is still very warm in the evening, to watch the matches. just behind me is the saudi farm park, they are playing any more, but every night there are concerts, fireworks, music. acrobatics and light displays. if you go down to the end of the corniche, that is where the fans have gathered. my colleague said there are still loads of people there soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying the fun. a crucial thing to note, there is no alcohol being served, so it is a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere here. people are saying how unthreatening they find it and how relaxing they find the experience, being part of those fan zones. . ~' experience, being part of those fan zones. . ~ , ., , experience, being part of those fan zones. ., ~ i. _ . , zones. thank you, lucy. we will see ou more zones. thank you, lucy. we will see you more as — zones. thank you, lucy. we will see you more as the _

zones. thank you, lucy. we will see you more as the game _ zones. thank you, lucy. we will see you more as the game progresses. l you more as the game progresses. let's have a look at the wembley fans. thousands of people out there soaking up the atmosphere waiting for a score from england. it is currently scoreless. it is currently scoreless. the iranian attorney general has said the authorities are moving to dismantle the country's so—called morality police, which enforce a strict islamic dress—code. it follows months of protest over the death of mahsa amini, a young woman who died in police custody, after being detained for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly. there's been no confirmation yet from the interior ministry, which is in charge of the morality police. siavash ardalan, from the bbc persian service, explains the significance of this announcement. it is significant if it is true, but the protesters initially, as the news came out this morning, was celebrating it as a sign that they had made an impact, that the government was in retreat. but as the dust settled

from all those global headlines and it became more apparent that this is not exactly what it seems, the opposition now is a little bit more disappointed but, nevertheless, emboldened that they still need to press on. there are a few reasons that this news should be taken with a grain of salt. first of all, it was an offhand remark. if it was a huge retreat on the part of the government, they would have held a press conference. the government would have issued a communique, change of policy. but it was an offhand remark to a question asked by a reporter, "where are the morality police?" the morality police is nowhere to be seen after the death of mahsa amini, who died in their custody. so on the ground, it is making little difference. and what is important is the law that the morality police was tasked with enforcing, which is the mandatory hijab, is still in place. there is no sign that that law has changed. and even if that law were to change, as far as the protesters are concerned, the protesters have been demanding regime change all along, that's not enough, let alone the story about the disbanding of the morality police,

which is not even still confirmed. and how widespread do the protests continue to be at the moment? they go through ebbs and flows, but they nevertheless are continuing. especially in the western provinces of balochistan and kurdistan, where you have ethnic minorities. but even in bigger cosmopolitan centres, every night, there are clashes between security forces and small groups of demonstrators who engage in confrontations, only to be disbursed and then to gather somewhere else. but the opposition has called for a three—day strike, starting from tomorrow. and they were initially emboldened by the story of this, thinking that the government has now retreated, so they smelt some weakness, so they feel good about what's going to happen tomorrow. do you feel that the opposition, as you call them, are more coordinated than they were at the beginning of these protests? no, i don't, because the opposition, when we're talking opposition, we're just loosely referring to decentralised groups of protesters. young people inside the country, without any central headquarters.

the reference to the opposition really is either the reformists, who have beenjailed or discredited by the public, or we are talking about the diaspora opposition groups in exile, who don't seem to have that much of a commanding impact in representing a leadership for the iranians at this stage. the rmt rail union has rejected a deal from the group that represents train companies. the rail delivery group had said the offer could avert strikes before christmas. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin explained what the company had offered the union.

about 40,000 workers are due to go on strike in about nine days. today, for the first time, the group representing the train company cited the dispute had made an offer to the rmt. they describe that as a framework where essentially there would be a 5% pay rise for this year backdated than a 4% pay rise for next year, however that would depend on changes to working practices being agreed, they say to be able to fund a pay rise. that includes things like changes to the way staff work at stations who are currently on ticket offices, they would move to what they describe as multi—skilled rules and those ticket offices, some of them would close eventually. it also includes changes to the rule of some staff on board the train and a move to more driver only operated trains where the drivers operate the doors in more areas, because that is already in

place in some areas. also, changes to the way rostering is done so that sunday working would be part of the contract and notjust sunday working would be part of the contract and not just voluntary. sunday working would be part of the contract and notjust voluntary. so there are quite a few conditions involved in this offer. it is not just about the pay. they said the pay offer comes with these conditions. let's get more on the rest of the strikes and some comment from the government this morning that's caused quite a lot of controversy. 0ur political correspondent ben wrightjoins us from westminster. fill us in on what has been going on there. ., , there. over the last few weeks, while this _ there. over the last few weeks, while this industrial _ there. over the last few weeks, while this industrial action - there. over the last few weeks, while this industrial action has i while this industrial action has been brewing and more and more unions have been balloting and strikes have been put to the diary, the general response from the government has been to say employers, unions, sit down and sort this out, use the recommendations of the various pay review bodies to guide your settlements, but the government ministers are saying they

will not be providing the sort of cash that unions are hoping for, so that has been the government few, trying to take a back—seat. today, nadhim zahawi, the cabinet minister, heart and the government's rhetoric by saying it was unfair that unions were planning to strike across a variety of public services in the run—up to christmas, and even saying that they were helping effectively vladimir putin by dividing opinion in the country. that is a fairly inflammatory thing to say and some unions have been incensed by his comments. the royal college of nursing, which is planning to hold its biggest walk in the history of the nhs, say to use russia's inflation of ukraine to justify real—world cuts to pay of nurses was a new low for the government. there is quite a bit of bad blood at the

moment between the government and various unions as we head into the winter. �* , ._ various unions as we head into the winter. �* , ., ~ winter. i'm 'ust saying on the pa news winter. i'm just saying on the pa news agency. — winter. i'm just saying on the pa news agency, the _ winter. i'm just saying on the pa news agency, the rmt - winter. i'm just saying on the pa news agency, the rmt union - winter. i'm just saying on the pa i news agency, the rmt union have rejected the delivery group offer. i'm not sure whether or not that implies there is room for movement because there has been so little movement over the months this has been going on and so many demands from the rmt for the government to get involved. the from the rmt for the government to get involved-— get involved. the two most recent transort get involved. the two most recent transport secretaries _ get involved. the two most recent transport secretaries have - get involved. the two most recent transport secretaries have been i transport secretaries have been playing a bit more of an active role in this than grant shapps did when he was transport secretary during the early months of this dispute, but still here we are, the end of the year, and there still seems to be a deep disagreement between the rmt and the rail operators and network rail. even though this look like it could be a hopeful step towards a resolution, the first time the real delivery group had made an offer to the rmt, the response back

from the unit is a pretty swift rejection, so the talks will have to continue if there are hopes to resolve this dispute in time for christmas. 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 historic centrepiece of the crown jewels was taken away so it could be modified. the solid gold crown weighs more than two kilos. its movement was kept secret until it was safely delivered. the powerful and uplifting link between music and those suffering from dementia was showcased in bbc 1's dementia choir. joan cummins has been to meet another couple who are benefitting from a weekly singalong in warwick. we watched the football last night, didn't we? and england won 3—0. so if you write the score in. three. i'm not going to do this. peter and anne met in coventry 30 years ago playing badminton. a dementia diagnosis three years ago has totally changed their lives.

i guess it is not peter just having dementia. in a way, the carer has a life of dementia, almost, because it does limit you. it's just, life just changes, totally, for both of us. peter, a former aerospace engineer, now struggles to communicate. the other thing, because with my problem, i...can't...have a good... conversation. conversation, yeah. a highlight for the couple is their weekly singing sessions with the warwick memory singers. he used to be a good singer but he does enjoy it. everybody enjoys it. i go and sing... he sings a scale. they sing. the armonico consort, who run the memory choir, have launched an appeal to help fund more workshops.

we can all feel written off, particularly if you are living with dementia and an illness, and you come here, and that's all forgotten. you know, we are creating something together that is exciting and gives a lot of energy. dementia doesn't discriminate, and the impact of the music is clear. # that's the wonder, the wonder of you #. 11—year—old anna today offered a breathing space to the other performers. # songbirds sing #. # winter turns to spring...#. this is called social prescribing, but what it actually is, is a moment for carers and their loved ones to come together and have a moment of fun. # it's coming home, it's coming home...#. while the search for a medical cure

continues, families will enjoy activities that allow them to connect with their loved ones. # football's coming home #! cheering and applause 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 harm, ahead of a hard—hitting drama on the issue for channel four being broadcast on thursday. 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. now a powerful new drama about the damage of online addiction,

destroying family relationships. stop. you are driving me to do this! starring kate winslet and her daughter, mia. 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. "well, thank you so much, government, look whatjust happened to my child." and how can you possibly tell me that, "0ops, 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 is messaging you at that time of night anyway? 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. angus crawford, bbc news. hello there. as we move into the new week, it looks like things are set to turn a lot colder. we could see the most significant snow of the season so far, particularly across northern scotland, around the middle part of the new week. and it's going to be very cold towards the end of the week. widespread hard frost likely for many of us, with the risk of ice, too. in the short term, we still got easterly wins which affect showers into eastern scotland and eastern england during both saturday and sunday. for the latter part of sunday, we hold on to showers across eastern england. a little bit of wintriness over the higher ground. a lot of higher ground generally, but clear skies for northern and western scotland, parts of northern ireland, may western fringes of wales and western england.

so it's here where we'll see the lowest temperatures, a touch of frost around, may be the risk of ice. further south and east, where we have the breeze, the cloud and the showers, then not as cold. as we head into monday, then, a similar picture, i think, on monday to what we've had over the weekend. a lot of cloud around generally for england and wales. the north—easterly wind not as strong as it has been, but still feeding in some showers to eastern england, or eastern scotland down towards kent. again, in wintry flavour to some of them. the best of the sunshine for the north and west of scotland into northern ireland. temperatures 4—8 degrees. but as we move out of monday into tuesday, we start to see a northerly developing. that will start to drag arctic air southwards across the country. that cold air will start to turn the showers wintry across scotland. but because we've changed the wind direction, we've got some shelter, you notice a lot more sunshine around across the country on tuesday. so that may make it feel a little bit better. but the air will be getting colder and those northerly winds getting stronger across the north. as we move into wednesday, we're all into that arctic air, as you can see from the blue colours here. and the winds quite a feature across northern scotland. driving in frequent and heavy snow

showers here, so some significant accumulations of snow here. we could see some showers straight across eastern and also western coasts. whereas much of the spine of the country down towards the south will be dry, with some sunshine. but a cold day to come, these are maximum highs. generally two to five celsius. add on the wind, it will feel colder than that. an early yellow warning for snow across the northern half of scotland. we could see a couple of centimetres to lower levels, up to ten centimetres over the higher ground. we could see some drifting as well from the strong northerly winds. and it stays cold until the end of the week and, indeed, into the weekend. with areas of low pressure nearby as well, we'll continue to see sleet and snow showers. particularly in the north,

but there will be some sunshine too.