this is bbc news, the latest headlines at ten o'clock. england are through to the quarterfinals of the world cup after a convicing 3—0 victory over senegal and will face france in the quarterfinals. raheem sterling is returning to the uk from the world cup after armed intruders broke into his home with his family inside. no end in sight to the disruption on the railways as the rmt union rejects the latest offer from the train companies. in the next few minutes labour leader sir keir starmer and former prime minister gordon brown will launch a report on constitutional reform.

england are celebrating an emphatic 3—0 victory over senegal in the football world cup to put them through to the quarterfinals. the captain, harry kane, scored for the first time this tournament leaving him just one behind wayne rooney's all—time england record of 53 goals. manager gareth southgate said they would now face the acid test of france, the reigning champions, whose star striker kylian mbappe scored twice against poland yesterday. joe lynskey reports. in knockout football it's meant to be tense. on some nights like these england have toiled. now, they�* re emphatic. hammered home! and for the ninth time, england will play in the quarterfinals of the world cup. senegal were here as african champions. at this world cup they're

the team with tempo. and for 35 minutes they stopped england's rhythm. but for a miss, and a save, this game could have changed. but in one first half flash, england settled. bellingham gets it across. and henderson puts it in! a goalfinished in sunderland and set up in stourbridge. the hold and pass from 19—year—old jude bellingham got jordan henderson in. bellingham's the kind of player this team's rarely had, who gets it deep and drives. this time harry kane was away, and in three games here he'd not yet scored. harry kane will score goals at this world cup. in one ruthless shot at goal, kane shut out the noise. 2—0 — england had found the sweet spot. their one change for this game was to bring back bukayo saka. a wonderful third england goal. who stayed onside

and stayed composed. saka was here in place of three—goal marcus rashford and raheem sterling, who's now flown back from qatar. armed intruders had broken into his home. he'll now spend time with his family. senegal had brought joy to this world cup. now they'd been swept away. and england go on from the champions of africa, to the champions of the world. mbappe... inevitable. their quarterfinal is against france, and a man whose joy flows through his football. kylian mbappe may be the best player in the world. now england have to try and stop him. if they beat france, they could win it. but i think that's the big hurdle they've got. yeah, i think france are the biggest danger team in the tournament. i think they could do it. this might be their year. |the chips are falling into place| and we'll have to wait and see. it was absolutely exhilarating. it was amazing, i loved it. look, it's a brilliant game, isn't it? the two quarterfinals that

are already decided, are already decided are fantastic football nations. we've got a few days to recover and we'll look forward to what's going to be a brilliant test. they're now two games from the final, but it's no easy route from here. england against france in the world cup last eight, the date set for saturday. joe lynskey, bbc news. in a moment the labour leader sir keir starmer will be setting out his plans for abolishing the house of lords and furthering devolution. gordon brown is currently setting out the constitutional plans in a speech in leeds. to out the constitutional plans in a speech in leeds.— speech in leeds. to be back in yorkshire _ speech in leeds. to be back in yorkshire and _ speech in leeds. to be back in yorkshire and it _ speech in leeds. to be back in yorkshire and it is _ speech in leeds. to be back in yorkshire and it is a _ speech in leeds. to be back in yorkshire and it is a real- speech in leeds. to be back in i yorkshire and it is a real privilege to be the warm—up speaker for the leader best equipped, best qualified, to be the next prime minister of the united kingdom, keir starmer. the leader that will take this country into the future, and it's also a pleasure to give a vote

of thanks to tracy brabin, who is a spectacular success in just 18 months as mayor proves the central case that our commission is making today, for the biggest transfer of power out of westminster and whitehall to the localities, and it's the biggest transfer of power that our country has seen. she's due today's report is not a one man report, it is a 12 member commission report, it is a 12 member commission report and i want to thank the members of the commission sitting in the front row here for all the work they have done, representing every region and every nation of our country, thank you very much for what you have done. for today, what labour is doing, we are ditching a century of centralisation, we are calling a halt to the over centralisation of power at the centre that has brought us conservative sleaze and conservative scandal, and we are ending the long

era of the man in whitehall somehow knowing that. start from our faith, that instead of developing some of the potential of only some of the people, in some areas of the country, we can create a united kingdom that develops all of the potential of all people in all areas of the country. and identified in our report are 288 new economic clusters, 200 of them outside london, in digital, environmental, life science, advanced manufacturing and creative industries, these are the future engines of growth, they cover every city and every region, they are employment hotspots capable of creating tens of thousands of new, high—paidjobs around of creating tens of thousands of new, high—paid jobs around our country, and we showed today how mayo's and local economic partnerships and local authorities can create the supportive local environment, and so first of all, to link thejobs people need environment, and so first of all, to link the jobs people need to the companies who need them, we propose

638 jobcentres transferred from inflexible central control down to local control. to match local skills to local employment needs, the devolution of 200 colleges of education to local control. to finance research and investment urgently needed across this country and to bridge the regional equity gap facing growing firms, the british business bank will be transformed into the british national and regional bank and to build regional transport and infrastructure we propose a joint—venture is with the european investment bank. but to secure the irreversible transfer of wealth, income and opportunity that we want to see, we also need an irreversible transfer of power. that devolution settlements, as tracy has just described, have left the centre on reformed. so, to ensure the right powers are in the right places, we must first stop the wrong powers being wielded by the wrong people in the wrong places. and so, the new britain needs a new westminster, and

we need a new whitehall. in recent years, as you all know, an unreformed centre has been exposed as out of date, out of touch with local needs, out of its depth when it tries to micromanage local events, and all too often out of control. conflicts of interest, the misuse of power, the abuse of patronage, ethics so unacceptable that this government has lost all its recent ethics advisers. so, we have not asked just to change who makes the decisions, we have got to change the way decisions are made. the starting point of cleaning up our politics is a setting for what a mission statement of what the united kingdom is for. these are our obligations to each other, to deliver free universal healthcare, deliver free universal healthca re, end deliver free universal healthcare, end poverty, build a sustainable environment, have strong defence and guaranteed security. and with that are new rules so that public servants will always serve the public, enforced by an

anticorruption agency that we propose to investigate wrongdoing, guided by an integrity and ethics commission as proposed by angela rayner for day—to—day monitoring of standards in public life, and so that it standards in public life, and so thatitis standards in public life, and so that it is clear that the era of self—regulation at the centre is over, a citizens during representing the public undertaking a regular review of standards in public life, backed up by a ban on all foreign funding of british politics and an end to mps of second jobs. so, we need a cleanup but we also need a clear out. 50,000 civil servants clear out. 50 , 000 civil servants transferred clear out. 50,000 civil servants transferred out of london to save £200 million. and the first 12 of many agencies that were also candidates of dispersal to save millions of pounds more, to the benefit of all the proposals that rachel reeves is making. the replacement of the indefensible 830 member house of lords, with a smaller, democratic second chamber, which would be an assembly of the

nations and regions that would lose its right to delay ordinary legislation for a year but assume a new function, to protect the constitution. 0ur message is opportunities for all, constitution. 0ur message is opportunities forall, unfair opportunities for all, unfair privileges opportunities forall, unfair privileges for no—one. and to ensure we work together in future, we are going to end the stand—off between local and national politics with a new council of the united kingdom chaired by the prime minister to examine issues of common concern to all parts of the country. in 2016, the british people were promised they would take back control. but it is not the people but the old conservative establishment that took back control, and millions of people, both leave and remain voters, still feel neglected, ignored, forgotten, invisible to the powers that be and often left with a feeling that they are being treated as second—class citizens. so, as we make clear, labour is not the old establishment in waiting, it is a new government in waiting, ready to transform britain. now, after years

of moving apart, devolution in scotland, northern ireland and wales and then centralisation in england, we are now all talking about empowering local communities. and with a detailed plan to make the uk work for scotland and wales, as well as for the regions, we tell both yes voters and no voters that we can reunite the country. the issue now is no longer independence vote is to the status quo in scotland but change within the uk to benefit scotland versus change by leaving the uk, which would do damage to scotland. and so i believe today we can give people hope, removing the dead hand of centralisation, we are proposing that there be a government notjust proposing that there be a government not just of the proposing that there be a government notjust of the people and for the people, but a government by the people, but a government by the people, for there is a basic truth upon which we build all the recommendations of our report that you will see in detail today, and again i want to thank all members of the commission for the work they

have done, wherever you go in britain, there is talent to get to be developed, ability still to be realised, endless potential waiting to be fulfilled, i am conscious of this huge gap today between the britain we have and the britain we haveitin britain we have and the britain we have it in our power to become, and i look forward to a new britain where there is equality and opportunity and fairness in outcome, a new britain led by the labour party, a new britain led by keir starmer, whom i introduce to you now. thank you very much. applause. thank you, gordon, and thanks to all of you for coming this morning. i can see so many faces here, it is fantastic to be back at lead university, where i spent three happy years, and thank you to the

commission members who havejoined us this morning as well. —— leeds university. and thank you, tracy brabin, you are doing an incredible job here in west yorkshire protecting the safety of women and girls, cheaperand protecting the safety of women and girls, cheaper and better buses, making this region a hub of green industry. but i know that you could do so much more, i know that businesses here, people here, communities here, could do so much more about your being held back, held back by a system that hordes power in westminster, a system which smugly thinks it knows what skills, transport, planning and job support west yorkshire needs better than the people who live here. i've long been convinced that this broken model has held back our politics and held back our economy. and i'm determined we unbind ourselves and free our

potential. britain is one of the most centralised systems in europe, and the centre has not delivered. now, i don't want it to fall apart, i want us to build something new. anyone can see what's happening in the uk today. we have an unbalanced economy, one which makes too little use of the talents of too few people in too few places. and which the tories have dragged into a vicious cycle of low growth and high taxes. faced with this narrow path of stagnation, is it any surprise that people up and down the country are crying out for a new approach? now, during the brexit referendum, i argued for remain. but i couldn't disagree with the basic case that lots of leave voters made to me. they wanted more control over their lives. more control over their country. they wanted to create

opportunities for the next generation, build communities they felt proud of my have public services they could relight on. and i know that in the scottish referendum in 2014, many of those who voted yes did so for similar reasons. same frustrations with a westminster system that seems remote, saying gurning for the chance to build a fairer future for themselves and their families. people know britain needs change but they are never going to get it from they are never going to get it from the tories, who talk about levelling a but refused to move power away from westminster. —— yearning.. who once promised a stronger union but can't work with or for scotland. and who think that the only route to prosperity is to make the rich richer and hope that somehow it trickles down to everyone else. to

build the future our country deserves means change. it means higher standards in public life, a wider spread of power and opportunity. and better economic growth that benefits everyone, wherever they are. no more navelgazing or facing wherever they are. no more navelgazing orfacing inwards higher, wider, better. that is how britain must set its sights. and i'm determined that with labour, that is exactly what we will do. that is why i ask to gordon and the commission to carry out a report on the future of the uk. i asked them to put together proposals for the biggest ever transfer of power from westminster to the british people. so that if labour winds the next election, britain will see a change notjust in who governs but how we are governed. the tools to a fairer

society and a stronger economy, placed directly in the hands of working people. so, together, we can build an economy notjust for the many, but by the many and of the many. now, redistribution is a good thing, but it is not a one—word plan for a fair society or a strong economy. by empowering our towns, cities, regions and nations, to work together on local growth plans, labour will reignite our economy. new powers over skills, transport, planning and culture, all helping to drive growth by developing hundreds of clusters of economic activity. labour will rebuild trust by reforming the centre of government, cleaning up sleaze, nourishing the relationship between central government and the devolved authorities. and replacing the unelected health of lords with a new, smaller, democratically elected

second chamber. —— the unelected house of lords. not only less expensive but also representing the regions and nations of the united kingdom. and labour will reunite our country with new missions based on our shared values and priorities, cooperating to tackle climate change and addressing inequality. giving scotland, wales, northern ireland and the regions of england new status and louder, proud voices in a reformed and modern united kingdom. i want to thank gordon and the commission for their work. they have put forward a compelling vision of how we can break britain's economic and political malaise, how we can restore trust to british politics, how we can offer a fairer, greener future to the whole of our united kingdom. that vision is underpinned by serious and bold recommendations, and these will now be a matter of

public consultation. so they can be tested, refined and made ready for implementation. we will set out our final plans in our manifesto, and i invite everyone who wants to build that fairer, greenerfuture invite everyone who wants to build that fairer, greener future to get involved, weather you voted leave or remain, yes or no, live in a city or town, we will make common cause with you, together we will for something bold, something modern, something hopeful, together we will build a better future. hopeful, together we will build a betterfuture. thank hopeful, together we will build a better future. thank you. applause. thank you. applause.

we are now going to take some questions from the media, and i know it has been a race with the trains to see who arrived and in what order they arrive, but i am going to do my best on who i know and think is here. beth from sky news, can we take you first, i can see you arrived safely.— take you first, i can see you arrived safely. take you first, i can see you arrived safel . ,, ., ., ., arrived safely. keir starmer, at a time when _ arrived safely. keir starmer, at a time when people _ arrived safely. keir starmer, at a time when people are _ arrived safely. keir starmer, at a time when people are struggling| arrived safely. keir starmer, at a i time when people are struggling to pay their bills, feed their families and are striking over pay settlements, you have produced a 155 page report talking about devolution, constitution, reform and abolishing the house of lords, this might look to many people as completely out of touch, and you could look like another politician talking to westminster about stuff that might never come to pass. can you give me one thing in this report that would improve people's lives from day one of a labour government.

and if i may, to gordon brown, nicola sturgeon has declared the next election a de facto independence referendum, you talk about further devolution, but hasn't the horse already bolted, and do you accept that scotland could become an independent nation in your lifetime or mind? thank you.— or mind? thank you. beth, the complete _ or mind? thank you. beth, the complete opposite _ or mind? thank you. beth, the complete opposite of- or mind? thank you. beth, the complete opposite of the - or mind? thank you. beth, the - complete opposite of the proposition you put to me. this is vitally important. if we ask ourselves in this room across the country what is the single biggest thing that is holding us back, it is failure of economic growth over the last 12 years. i profoundly believe that amongst the causes for that is because we have not allowed and empowered every part of our country to play its part in building our economy. we've relied far too much on london and the south—east, we have not let the whole country play its part, this addresses that question, and i can tell you wherever i am across the country, weather it is burnley, hull,

stirling, sunderland, south, everybody i meet, and the same in my shadow cabinet, they meet consumer communities and businesses and people who say, we have got ideas and ever innovation, we want our community to be even better than it is, wejust community to be even better than it is, we just need a community to be even better than it is, wejust need a government community to be even better than it is, we just need a government that shares our ambition, our vision for the future. so, this could not be more relevant. and ifed up to the back teeth with sticking plasters for the problems that we have got. the underlying problem is our economy isn't working, this is a strong, compelling set of recommendations that do what politicians have all agreed needs to be done but nobody has actually done it, which is to be bold enough to say, we have got to stop those in westminster and whitehall pretending that they know best about the communities that desperately want to play their part in the future, we are going to transfer that power to then rebuild our economy, and i don't think, this is the complete

opposite of a discussion in westminster, it is accepting that westminster, it is accepting that westminster is not the place for those decisions to be made, they have got to be made elsewhere. gordon, can i bring you in on the second element forjust gordon, can i bring you in on the second element for just as gordon, can i bring you in on the second element forjust as in 2016 a lot of people voted for brexit because they thought that was their only chance of change, in 2014, a lot of people voted for independence, because they thought that was the only change on offer. we are changing that entirely today, we are breaking new ground, the ground on which of the battle is fought in scotland is changing forever because what we are saying is, we are offering change within the uk that will benefit scotland as against change by leaving the united kingdom which we think will do damage to scotland. and that is going to be the debate from now on in. not independence versus the status quo, but change within britain versus change by leaving britain. and the measures that we are putting forward to give more power to scotland and to wales and to the regions and localities and

communities of england all go hand—in—hand and are in the same direction together. so, when you come to the next election, it may be that the scottish national party will have a one line the first of and want a one issue general election, but i tell you this, we have done a huge amount of research on scottish public opinion and people want a better health service immediately, people want living standards improved immediately, people want jobs standards improved immediately, people wantjobs for standards improved immediately, people want jobs for young standards improved immediately, people wantjobs for young people immediately, people want better housing immediately, and people of course one change in the way that we are suggesting immediately, and that is going to be the issue on which we fight. we are offering a plan for economic, social, political and can, not a one issue election. applause. thank you. applause. thank ou. , , , ., thank you. sorry, 'ust if i may be a bit cheeky _ thank you. sorry, 'ust if i may be a bit cheeky and — thank you. sorry, just if i may be a bit cheeky and ask— thank you. sorry, just if i may be a bit cheeky and ask a _ thank you. sorry, just if i may be a bit cheeky and ask a quick - thank you. sorry, just if i may be a bit cheeky and ask a quick follow . bit cheeky and ask a quick follow up, bit cheeky and ask a quick follow up. i_ bit cheeky and ask a quick follow up. i asked — bit cheeky and ask a quick follow up, i asked you which policy in this

report— up, i asked you which policy in this report from — up, i asked you which policy in this report from day one will change pe0ple's— report from day one will change people's lives, because it is so amorphous, what is the one thing that you _ amorphous, what is the one thing that you are going to do, the most important — that you are going to do, the most important thing in that report that will change all of our lives. devolving power in relation to skills, education, transport, resources, finances into our local communities so that they can help us grow the economy. there are so many examples of this, you've got videogames in dundee, you've got ceramics in the midlands, you've got creative media in bristol and bath, hydrogen could be what the north—east revitalises around, there are so many examples, i think we've got 288 economic clusters, if we were able to transfer power in this way and get those cluster to operate, it would bring about a huge change everywhere, including here in leeds. if we were to turn around our economy, or begin to turn around our economy, or begin to turn around our economy, all of these issues around the strikes, the cost of living, all of the things you ask us every day,

have one common cause, and that is our economy is not working for everyone in this country. it is the mission of the next labour government to win the next general election and to bring about the change that we desperately need in this country. chris.— this country. chris. thank you, chris mason — this country. chris. thank you, chris mason from _ this country. chris. thank you, chris mason from bbc- this country. chris. thank you, chris mason from bbc news. l this country. chris. thank you, - chris mason from bbc news. let's talk atrout— chris mason from bbc news. let's talk about specifics, keir starmer, how much— talk about specifics, keir starmer, how much of this do you actually want _ how much of this do you actually want to— how much of this do you actually want to deliver rather than just talk about, and on one of the issues, — talk about, and on one of the issues, do _ talk about, and on one of the issues, do you promise to get rid of the house _ issues, do you promise to get rid of the house of lords within a first term _ the house of lords within a first term of— the house of lords within a first term of a — the house of lords within a first term of a labour government? and what _ term of a labour government? and what do _ term of a labour government? and what do you — term of a labour government? and what do you say to those who are struggling — what do you say to those who are struggling to pay bills at the moment and are worried about the strikes _ moment and are worried about the strikes coming up who hear this this morning _ strikes coming up who hear this this morning and think it is a bit high—minded and academic? yep, high-minded and academic? yep, chris, on high-minded and academic? yep, chris. on the _ high—minded and academic? men chris, on the implementation, i asked for this work to be done because i fundamentally believe this is the change we need to bring about in our country, and there for it will be the driving mission of the next labour government. we now

arrive with a report and with recommendations. and when we set up the commission, gordon and i talked about the terms of reference, and in the report itself, i wanted, and the report delivers, recommendations capable of being implemented within the first five years of a labour government, so very clear about that. we will now have a consultation to refine, to test, but also to make sure that we can answer the question when and how are you going to implement? so that if you are going to make such a big transfer of power away from whitehall to lots of places across the country, then we obviously need to have the discussion about how thatis to have the discussion about how that is going to be done, because this is not going to be a talking shop. the reason we are doing the consultation now between now and drafting the manifesto, and before the election is, i don't want to do the election is, i don't want to do the talking afterwards. so we are not looking at consulting when we are in power, we are going to be delivering. we will be delivering what is in these recommendations. 0bviously what is in these recommendations. obviously there was discussion about how and precisely when, but my

driving mission is to deliver, i want the first five years of the labour government to be a delivery exercise, i want as much of this delivered as possible, and there for that consultation is about delivering, and that is all the recommendations to be delivered as quickly as possible, because we are not going to be consulting after that, but that is why be asked for recommendations that were capable of being delivered within the first five years of a labour government, so very clear that we are not putting this off, i don't want a discussion going on for years on end, i want to see the change, because i think the change, notjust economically, which i was concentrating on in the case of beth, but also politically, so many people in this country feel they are not being heard, they can't influence the decisions that other people suggest that they know better about things that are local to them. we need to break that model and to break it for good. so, we want to get onto deliver this and that means

that this is a first term agenda. 0n that this is a first term agenda. on your second point, chris, that this is a first term agenda. 0n yoursecond point, chris, look, whenever any politician sets out an answer to the underlying issue, for the medium and long—term, every journalist says, but i want an answer to what is going to happen in the next few weeks, and we go on and on, we've been doing this for the next 12 years. what are you going to do about the nhs winter crisis? well, we need more people in the nhs. don't want that answer, it will take too long, tell me what you are going to do this winter... don't want that answer, that is medium—term. what are you going to do this winter? same on energy, we need renewables, don't want that answer, that will take too long. what are you going to do this winter? we have got to fundamentally change the economy. don't want that answer, what are you going to do this winter? we have been doing this for 12 years, it is one reason we have not got anywhere, so i am not

going to shy away, gordon is white, we do need to answer what we are going to do about energy prices, we have actually answered that question to say, freeze energy prices, use the excess profits of oil and gas companies to pay for that et cetera, we have answered the question about what are you going to do with the nhs by saying what we would do immediately and what we would do in the longer term, but we can't keep shying away from this or pretending. and actually, chris, i reckon if you spend some time in leeds today, i don't mean this patronisingly, don't get me wrong, but people here have got a passion for this change. we were in burnley not so long ago, people want this change, they have been saying it for a long time, they just want a government that gets it and gets on with it. so, this is absolutely central to answering every day questions and issues that people are facing, and less of the sticking plaster, more of the actual solutions to the problem, and to be

honest there is a political consensus that we need to move decision—making from whitehall out closer to people. but only labour has come up with a compelling, comprehensive case for actually doing so and i am very proud that we have done that. thank you, chris. i have done that. thank you, chris. i have got nicked from the telegraph, please. 76 labour mps have second jobs, would you lead by example by telling them that they need to give those up, would you have an internal party ban on second jobs before the next election? and quickly on strikes, you have previously said that you would repeal antiunion legislation, can you commit to repealing any legislation the conservatives pass on minimum service levels, and when would you do that, would it be a priority as soon as you enter office? 0n second jobs, there are proposals

in the report and as you will have seen, and we will consult on those as we will consult on other issues will stop actually, about a year ago we already set out our position in regard to second jobs when this first cropped up. i was in the middle of a press conference when borisjohnson tried to bomb my press conference by proposing the very same thing in relation to second jobs. the difference is, he hasn't got on with it. we have set out in their proposals in clear terms in their proposals in clear terms in the report. there is obviously again a question of how we implement those but we have actually set out a pretty compelling case on second jobs. 0n the question of where the government goes next on the strikes, i don't think more legislation, restricting the right to strike is the right way forward. i think the government should fix the underlying problems. the government should get off its hands, it has been sitting on them throughout these disputes, rather than resolving them. you don't have to go far. go to wales and see a different government taking a different approach and some

of the not dissimilar disputes have actually been resolved. i think that is, resolve those issues now. what underpins this industrial dispute, its cost of living crises that are pressured down on people because the economy isn't working. the report todayis economy isn't working. the report today is not removed from the question of what you do on strikes and industrial action, question of what you do on strikes and industrialaction, it question of what you do on strikes and industrial action, it actually underpins it. thank you. i have ashley from the mirror. the proposals — ashley from the mirror. the proposals you _ ashley from the mirror. the proposals you outlined today will probably take a number of years so would you commit to abolishing the hereditary peer position in the house of lords within the first few weeks on taking office question actually there is no need for a consultation on that. are you committed to having a new chamber in westminster or would it be another city like leeds where we are today questioning i think the sooner we can abolish them the better. the last labour government repent can abolish them the better. the last labour government went further than any previous _ last labour government went further than any previous government - last labour government went further than any previous government down | than any previous government down the road and i would be surprised if

anyone can make a halfway sensible argument for hereditary peers. 0f argument for hereditary peers. of course that needs to be done. what i would say is the house of lords reforms within this report are really important but they have to be seen as part of the much wider package of devolution of power away from westminster and whitehall to communities, both politically and economically. that's the driving issue that goes through this report. that was the central thing that i wanted answered. house of lords reform is part of that because i don't think you can have a serious discussion about the future of the uk without addressing the house of lords, which is not capable of being defended, in my view. 0n the location of any second chamber, the report doesn't make any recommendations in relation to that. i think the discussion is much more likely to be, what's their make up, etc. one of the important thing is about place and one of the regulations in the report you will

have seen is that the second chamber should have representatives from scotland, wales and northern ireland, from the regions. that's not to create new posts, it's to make use of what we've got. i think that's very, very important, hard a stronger voice for scotland and wales and our region sent mayors in a second chamber. —— hard—wiring a stronger voice. a second chamber. -- hard-wiring a stronger voice-— stronger voice. studio: sir keir starmer speaking _ stronger voice. studio: sir keir starmer speaking alongside - stronger voice. studio: sir keir i starmer speaking alongside former prime minister gordon brown, who was speaking earlier, outlining a blueprint for a new britain, report it has commissioned on how it sees the uk's future and where it wants to britain if it takes power. we can bring in political correspond nick eardley. what are the main takeaway is from what we heard? the big eardley. what are the main takeaway is from what we heard?— is from what we heard? a big and bold pledge _ is from what we heard? a big and bold pledge from _ is from what we heard? a big and bold pledge from keir _ is from what we heard? a big and bold pledge from keir starmer i is from what we heard? a big and bold pledge from keir starmer to | bold pledge from keir starmer to make a massive transfer of power

from here in westminster to around the uk. that document from gordon brown hasjust been published. it is very long, 155 pages, so we haven't got through all of it yet, but it talks about specific ways it that the former prime minister thinks labour can come good on its promise to transfer power out of london. things like moving civil service jobs, 50,000 of them, outside london and into other parts of the uk. more powers for local government in england. more ability for the scottish parliament and welsh senedd to enter international bodies or in some devolved areas, even sign international agreements. so it's all about setting out a prospectus for ways that devolution could be made bigger, basically. how more power could be taken to different parts of the uk. and what you got from keir starmer in response to the charge that maybe this is a bit out

of touch and a bit navel gazing, maybe it's not what everybody talks about over breakfast in the morning, is that actually this is really important as a medium—term strategy. it's a way of making sure that economic growth works better, that different people around the country have more access to power and feel like they are more in control of their lives. that's the reason labour have done this. it's trying to offer an answer to the accusation it has been deaf to people's calls for more control over their lives when it came to brexit, when it came to the scottish independence question. we have had that passionate defence from the sir keir starmer of what he's doing. what we don't have at the moment, though, is direct pledges from keir starmer about exactly what he will do. you will notice that he said a lot there that he will consult on gordon brown's plans. he will take them away, have a look at them, speak to

various stakeholders like politicians and local leaders about how they could work. and it does feel a bit like it's still an early stage in labour's conversation about how it will make this stuff actually happen. it is committed to it, it says it wants to do it, but specifically what it means for all of us is not totally clear at the moment. of us is not totally clear at the moment-— of us is not totally clear at the moment. w . , ., ~ i. of us is not totally clear at the moment. ., , . ~' . moment. nick eardley, thank you. we can return to — moment. nick eardley, thank you. we can return to the _ moment. nick eardley, thank you. we can return to the world _ moment. nick eardley, thank you. we can return to the world cup _ moment. nick eardley, thank you. we can return to the world cup now. - england manager gareth southgate says his team's upcoming quarterfinal match at the men's football world cup against france is their acid test. fans have been celebrating at venues across england following last night's 3—0 victory against senegal. there are flashing images in this report by tim muffett. prayers and pints on the sabbath. and a feeling at the camden beer hall in north london that this could be a super sunday. i think we'll win 2—0. i think it's going to be 2—1 to england.

i think 4—0 england. i'm hoping it's a big win from england today. penistone church football club in barnsley was packed. local lad john stones played here as a schoolboy. tom knew him, and is now a coach. i'm nervous, i'm excited, but i think we'll do all right. for the first half hour, talk of an easy england win seemed a little misplaced. senegal having several chances. but, after 38 minutes, jordan henderson struck and england erupted. cheering. this was the halo nightclub in bournemouth... cheering. the boxpark in wembley... cheering. the stack in seaburn in sunderland. cheering.

i didn't see that coming. i thinkjordan henderson is the best player on the planet. ilove him. you can see the clue on the back of your shirt. proof's in the pudding. and just before half time, harry kane made it two. cheering. i'm an arsenalfan, but i think that's the first time i don't mind harry kane scoring a goal. well done jude bellingham, that goal. all about jude bellingham. when bukayo saka scored the third in the second half, fans really could relax. unbelievable goal. i love saka. so pleased for him to score. buzzing, absolutely buzzing. so, a world cup quarterfinal against france awaits. now tonight's been a big night

for the england team, forfans, and for bars and pubs showing the match. saturday looks set to be huge. we played well. excitement�*s already building in bournemouth. it's coming home at the end of the day. it's coming home. the whole nation knows it. we're going to win it. mate, honestly, semifinal, final winners. it's how it should be. is it coming home? it's coming home. # football's coming home.# in sunderland and across england, many agree. tim muffett, bbc news. the independent�*s chief football writer miguel delaney told me that england stand a good chance on saturday in their match against france. since the opening round of games i have had them among the top four teams. i think they have put in the higher number of the better performances,

but i suppose as people expected before it began, even if the anticipation for england was not quite so high, so much of it was about this potential quarterfinal against france, that has now been confirmed, and england are probably playing one of maybe only two teams in the tournament who could be considered better than them right now, it is france and brazil, really. and one of the consistent criticisms of southgate's time has been that england have lost the first really exacting game that they have come up against, which is maybe harhs given they beat germany during euro 2020, although that was at wembley, but this will be the acid test, if england can do this then i would say a lot of the excitement is 100% justified, because if they win this game, they will become favourites, i would say. so what is it going to take to win

this game, what does gareth southgate have to do? i think the most immediate problem is figuring out how to stop kylian mbappe, it has become something like how to stop lionel messi. he is that good, definitely the best player in the tournament so far, probably the best player in the world right now. the win over senegal was superb, it ended up being commanding, england took complete control. the goals were of really high quality. the one concern would be the first half an hour, in that period when senegal were on top, and their left—winger, ismaila sarr, kept getting down that side. that is where mbappe will be, and that would be the one note of caution. but talking to some of the players in the mix zone after the game, declan rice made the point of saying, we have spotted weaknesses in france too. i would say the main issue will be mbappe, but england can cause problems for france as well. on the evidence of last night, given france have lost paul pogba and n'golo kante, i would say england for once going into a massive game like this actually have the better midfield. let's talk aboutjude bellingham, amazing performances so far,

how important will he be? well, he did not actually get man of the match, the official man of the match was harry kane, but we think that is... well, my man of the match, let's put it that way. exactly, there has been questions about that process but i don't think anyone would dispute that the best player on the pitch was jude bellingham. he was superb and it is remarkable to think that he is a teenager, notjust for the way he plays, in a world cup, but most of all for the way he has been taking command, his maturity. essentially he has been exactly the type of midfield player that england have been missing, which makes an immense difference. the expectation on saturday will really be, especially without n'golo kante and paul pogba, and didier deschamps having to reconfigure his midfield, thatjude bellingham could well dominate that area. thomas concannon from the football supprters association was at the match,

last night — hejoins me now. what was the atmosphere like? it was auiet to what was the atmosphere like? it was quiet to start — what was the atmosphere like? it was quiet to start with _ what was the atmosphere like? it was quiet to start with but _ what was the atmosphere like? it was quiet to start with but when _ what was the atmosphere like? it was quiet to start with but when the - quiet to start with but when the goals started flowing in, the atmosphere picked up at the england end and was a thoroughly enjoyable night. end and was a thoroughly en'oyable niuht. ~ , ., , end and was a thoroughly en'oyable nirht.~ , , night. why was it quiet, people were read in the first _ night. why was it quiet, people were read in the first 20 _ night. why was it quiet, people were read in the first 20 minutes? - night. why was it quiet, people were read in the first 20 minutes? there l read in the first 20 minutes? there was a lot of — read in the first 20 minutes? there was a lot of expectation _ read in the first 20 minutes? there was a lot of expectation in - read in the first 20 minutes? there was a lot of expectation in the - read in the first 20 minutes? there was a lot of expectation in the run l was a lot of expectation in the run up was a lot of expectation in the run up to the game that england should win it. there was a bit of nerves, said a girl were on top and had a few chances but when the first goal came everyone started to calm down. —— senegal were on top. as has been said, bellingham, foden had a good game as well. it was a professional performance all round. england got thejob done and quite performance all round. england got the job done and quite convincingly in the end. tell

the job done and quite convincingly in the end. ., , the job done and quite convincingly in the end. . , ., ,., i. in the end. tell me a bit about your feelinus in the end. tell me a bit about your feelings about _ in the end. tell me a bit about your feelings about france. _ in the end. tell me a bit about your feelings about france. if _ in the end. tell me a bit about your feelings about france. if you - in the end. tell me a bit about your feelings about france. if you are i feelings about france. if you are quiet and nervous in the first 20 minutes against senegal, how will you feel in the first 20 minutes against the french? it is you feel in the first 20 minutes against the french?— you feel in the first 20 minutes against the french? it is a tough test and hopefully _ against the french? it is a tough test and hopefully the _ against the french? it is a tough l test and hopefully the experience against the french? it is a tough - test and hopefully the experience of previous tournaments were england have probably stumbled against opposition of this calibre, hopefully that experience stands is in good stead against them. it's one of those, before the tournament this was probably my prediction, reaching the quarterfinals and losing against france, but on the evidence i think we have a good chance on saturday. gareth southgate religiously watches bbc news, so if you were talking to him now, who would you pick in your team? it’s him now, who would you pick in your team? �* , ., ., him now, who would you pick in your team? �*, ., ., ., , , team? it's a tough one because he has so many _ team? it's a tough one because he has so many players _ team? it's a tough one because he has so many players at _ team? it's a tough one because he has so many players at his - team? it's a tough one because he. has so many players at his disposal. it's hard not to go again with the same team that played yesterday but there are shouts out for rashford. just use the experience of previous tournaments and get this over the line because if you win this then who knows what will happen. indeed, who knows what will happen. indeed, who knows what will happen. indeed,

who knows what _ who knows what will happen. indeed, who knows what might _ who knows what will happen. indeed, who knows what might happen, - who knows what will happen. indeed, who knows what might happen, but i who knows what will happen. indeed, l who knows what might happen, but we have france against us, and in particular kylian mbappe, who has shown his class over the last few games. he shown his class over the last few names. , . , ~' games. he is incredible. i think every team _ games. he is incredible. i think every team in _ games. he is incredible. i think every team in the _ games. he is incredible. i think every team in the world - games. he is incredible. i think every team in the world would l games. he is incredible. i think - every team in the world would love to sign him. it will be difficult, really difficult. kyle walker, if he plays against him, will have a job on his hands. he has played against him before at club level so hopefully that experience stands us in good stead but we have our own threat as well. our front six is up there with theirs, certainly in midfield. keep him quiet and you never no. ., ., ., ., , ., midfield. keep him quiet and you neverno. ., ., ., ., , ., ., , midfield. keep him quiet and you never no. ., ., ., ., , ., ., , ., never no. you are amongst a group of encland never no. you are amongst a group of england supporters — never no. you are amongst a group of england supporters out _ never no. you are amongst a group of england supporters out there - never no. you are amongst a group of england supporters out there in - never no. you are amongst a group of england supporters out there in doha | england supporters out there in doha so what is the atmosphere like among supporters and what is it like in qatar? it hasn't got the footballing pedigree other nations have but how have they been as host so far in your opinion? it have they been as host so far in your opinion?— your opinion? it has been an enjoyable — your opinion? it has been an enjoyable trip. _ your opinion? it has been an enjoyable trip. if— your opinion? it has been an enjoyable trip. if you - your opinion? it has been an enjoyable trip. if you spoke l your opinion? it has been an. enjoyable trip. if you spoke to your opinion? it has been an - enjoyable trip. if you spoke to any england fan, they would say there

have been a few issues but nothing we haven't been able to overcome in terms of ticketing and accommodation. but the hospitality has been quite good. we have all enjoyed it. the weather has been good, it is quite warm. as ever, when england are winning games at a tournament, the optimism grows and the shouts of its coming home become more regular. the shouts of its coming home become more regular-— more regular. have you had a feeling that the no alcohol _ more regular. have you had a feeling that the no alcohol rule _ more regular. have you had a feeling that the no alcohol rule inside - more regular. have you had a feeling that the no alcohol rule inside the . that the no alcohol rule inside the stadium has affected people or has everyone just been going with it? yeah, just going with it. the fact it is a late kick—off as well, there are 10pm kick—offs so they are long days and it plays a part in the atmosphere, people are tired by the time they get to the stadium, especially the stadium we have been travelling to to play these games which is a bit further north, so it takes just which is a bit further north, so it takesjust under an hour which is a bit further north, so it takes just under an hour to which is a bit further north, so it takesjust under an hour to get there on the bus. that might play a role but i think people are able to find out easy enough during the day

—— find alcohol easy enough during the day and by the evening they are relaxed enough.— relaxed enough. finally, is it comin: relaxed enough. finally, is it coming home? _ relaxed enough. finally, is it coming home? yes. - relaxed enough. finally, is it - coming home? yes. unequivocal, that was a ruick coming home? yes. unequivocal, that was a quick yes- _ coming home? jazz unequivocal, that was a quick yes. we will have you backin was a quick yes. we will have you back in a couple of weeks. the rmt union is due to hold further talks with rail industry leaders today after rejecting a pay offer to prevent strikes in the run—up to christmas. the rail delivery group said staff would get an 8% wage rise over two this years if they accepted changes to working practices but the rmt warned that would lead to hugejob losses. our correspondent frances read gave me more details of the current deal on the table. a 4% increase over the last year, backdated to the start of the financial year, then another 4% in the following year, and it was also going to offer a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies until april 2024 as well. in return, of course, there would have to be changes to working practices.

the rmt have said absolutely not, the deal would still lead to huge job losses over the long—term and they have called for another urgent meeting today. it said if it had accepted that deal then of course lots of ticket offices would close and loads of workers who work on the railways who didn't previously work on sundays would now be expected to work on sundays so they have basically said, that is not acceptable. the transport secretary, mark harper, described the rejection as incredibly disappointing, he said passengers should also receive the service they have paid for. and how will this affect passengers? that is the big question, a latest round of strikes by rmt members, at network rail and these 14 other train companies is due to begin in nine days' time, 40,000 workers are expected to walk out during that time and it always impacts the days around strike action as well. they are expected to have a significant impact on the retail industry. at the moment there are several 48—hour periods where industrial action is due to take place if this

goes ahead, the 13th — 14th december, the 16th — 17th december, the third and 4th of january as well as the sixth and 7th of january, a really busy time for pubs, restaurants and bars that rely on the industry during that time. schools across the uk are facing difficult decisions as they battle the cost of living crisis including rising heating bills and staff costs. in addition to this, the head teacher's union has told the bbc that the poorest and most vulnerable families are increasingly turning to schools for support. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a primary school in wigan which is using inventive ways to help families in the run—up to christmas. oh, holly, tell me about the fabulous work you're doing? as the cost of living crisis deepens, there's increasing pressure on school funds. whichever area we look at, the costs are escalating. this is westleigh methodist primary school in wigan.

we've seen our energy bills at the moment increasing by up to 50%. we've put in the budget for this year about £40,000 to cover the cost of gas and electric. we're heating the schooljust enough to keep us all warm. but then, you know, we've got to be really, really careful. currently, we're seeing an increase to teachers' pay and support staff salaries. we're looking at spending over £1 million on staffing this year, which is phenomenal. so these two trips are the ones where we need to contribute the most. at least once a day mrs moragrega checks in with the school's finance manager. paper has gone from £1.99 to 3.19 a ream. we do need a magic wand in this place at the moment. in the kitchen the cost of putting school dinners on plates is rising. we try and make the plates as full as we can, so that at least we know that these kids have got one decent meal a day, because when they go home

it is a struggle for these families. dinner lady lorna is already thinking about the school christmas lunch. how it is at the minute, you're a little bit, are they going to have a christmas dinner this year? because we don't know what they're facing when they go home. luckily, we can do it here. and we can give them that experience. we've got crackers coming in, we decorate the tables and make it reallyjoyful for them. for pupils too, the cost of living crisis weighs heavy on their minds. when you're cold, you get like a jumper on or something, instead of turning on the heating, because it's just got too expensive. my mum said, like, this year, father christmas can't get as much things like you did last year, and it might cost more than it used to did. we see children coming in and they are worried about the cost of living. they are worried about everything going up in price. they see the stress that their parents are under. you see it very much in outbursts of emotion that they just can't put words to.

the government says it will invest an additional £2.3 billion per year in schools in england. but many headteachers fear that with prices continuing to rise it might not be enough. feels relentless. there will come a point where we think, actually, there's no more we can do there until we start to get more support and more funding. elaine dunkley, bbc news in wigan. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. as we go through this week, the weather is changing. it's going to turn much colder. we'll also have frost, and for some of us we are likely to see some snow, especially so across the northern half of scotland, where there could be drifting and blizzards on higher ground. you can see the blues coming in on this northerly wind, right the way across our shores for the next few days, indicating that it's going to be cold with temperatures below freezing for the time of year. today, though, there is a lot of cloud around, some showers.

although they will fade across eastern scotland, they will continue across eastern england and some moving in towards the midlands. a few coming in through the irish sea and english channel. the best of the sunshine in western scotland, northern ireland later and parts of western england and wales. tonight, though, this cloud does break up more, and what you'll find is under clear skies we are looking at some frost. the showers will continue, especially along the coast, where some of them will remain wintry, especially so on higher ground. so tomorrow we start off with a bit more sunshine than we had this morning. and we still have those showers across the north and east in particular. some of them coming in through the west and the irish sea and some of those showers in northern scotland, the southern uplands and north—east england will be wintry, but it will feel cold in the wind. wednesday starts off with a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine. but here comes the snow, moving across northern scotland as we go through the course of the day. the met office has an early weather warning out for this snow.

at low levels we are going to have between two and five centimetres. on higher ground, above 200 metres, we could have between five and ten centimetres, blowing and drifting in the strong northerly winds. and you can see these temperatures, three to about six or 8 degrees. add on that wind and it's going to feel more like —2 in newcastle and aberdeen if you are out and about. as we move from wednesday into thursday, watch how this weather front sinks south. and you can see some snow showers coming in behind it. so we could well start on thursday with some snow showers moving across parts of north—west england into wales, the north—west midlands and also across parts of scotland and parts of eastern england. this could change, so if you are travelling, do bear the forecast in mind.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00. labour launches a constiutional reform report that recommend scrapping the house of lords and furthering devolution. nourishing the relationship between central government and the devolved authorities. and replacing the unelected house of lords. jubilation at the england camp, as gareth southgate's side are through to the quarter finals of the world cup after a convicing 3—0 victory over senegal. good morning from doha where the focus has shifted to the quarterfinal against france. gareth southgate and his england team hoping to emulate their achievement

in the last world cup when they reach the semifinals. surrey police have confirmed they are investigating a burglary where jewellery and watches were stolen following reports of a break—in at england winger raheem sterling's home. the england player returned home last night. no end in sight to the disruption on the railways , as the rmt union rejects the latest offer from the train companies. good morning. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said the house of lords is "indefensible" and he would aim to replace it with an elected chamber if his party wins the next election. it is just one of the recommendations that has been presented in a report, carried out by former prime minister gordon brown,

into the uk's future. this morning mr brown laid out the finding of the report, saying labour "is not the old establishment in waiting, it is the new government in waiting ready to transform britain," — sir keir starmer rejected a "sticking plaster" approach to reform of the uk, as he unveiled his party's plans to decentralise power away from westminster. he said the report identified 288 future "engines of growth" across the uk", 200 of them outside london. and it recommended some 50,000 civil servants should be transferred out of london to save £200 million. a government source says starmer is �*playing politics' while they are focusing on priorites like the economy and immigration. the report was overseen by former prime minister gordon brown. to secure the irreversible transfer of wealth, income and opportunity that we want to see, we also need an irreversible transfer of power. past devolution settlements, as, tracy has just

described, have left the centre of unreformed. so, to ensure the right powers are in the right places, we must first stop the wrong powers being wielded by the wrong people in the wrong places. and so the new britain needs a new westminster and we need a new whitehall. in his speech, sir keir set out proposals on increased devolution and reforming the house of lords. redistribution is a good thing, but it is not a one—word plan for a fair society or a strong economy. by empowering our towns, cities, regions and nations to work together on local growth plans, labour will reignite our economy. new powers over skills, transport, planning and culture. all helping to drive growth by developing hundreds of clusters of economic activity. labour will rebuild trust by reforming the centre of government, cleaning up sleaze, nourishing

the relationship between central government and the devolved authorities. replacing the unelected house of lords with a new smaller, democratically elected second chamber. not only less expensive but also representing the regions and nations of the united kingdom. sir keir starmer at the launch of that report. sir keir starmer at the launch of that report-— that report. this is our chief olitical that report. this is our chief political correspondent. - that report. this is our chief - political correspondent. they're calling it a blueprint for a new britain? it calling it a blueprint for a new britain? , ., , , ~ britain? it is a big, bold pledge. a heavy document. _ britain? it is a big, bold pledge. a heavy document. 155 _ britain? it is a big, bold pledge. a heavy document. 155 pages - britain? it is a big, bold pledge. a heavy document. 155 pages of- heavy document. 155 pages of recommendations from the former prime minister gordon brown. everything from allowing the scottish government to sign up to international agreements in devolved

areas, to taking civil servant out of london. to abolishing the house of london. to abolishing the house of lords and replacing it with an elected chamber. it is far—reaching and pretty bold. there are some measures that would be difficult to implement. so so my keir starmer was askedif implement. so so my keir starmer was asked if he was committed to delivering all of this, he said that this was the guiding principle. he came up with an idea of a commission but he now wants to go away and look at it, to see how it would work. we have a bold idea from the labour party, which is designed, in part, to address concerns that people have that to much power is concentrated in london. a lot of parts of the country feel distant from the decisions made about their area. in answering those questions, we don't have many specifics from labour

about what and when they want to introduce. it is designed to be the start of a conversation about how to make that transfer of power away from westminster, around the country. a big part is going to be that plan to abolish the house of lords and replace it with an elected chamber, and again that is something the labour party have talked about for quite a while. it is tricky to do and will take a lot of commitment to see through. do and will take a lot of commitment to see through-— to see through. politically, it is interesting _ to see through. politically, it is interesting to _ to see through. politically, it is interesting to see _ to see through. politically, it is interesting to see gordon - to see through. politically, it is| interesting to see gordon brown to see through. politically, it is - interesting to see gordon brown back at the centre of the party. we know that tony blair has been involved with sir keir starmer behind the scenes. how is it going to be seen more widely in the labour party? this symbolism is pretty obvious.

sir keir starmer is trying to say that i'm going to align myself with these people because i want to be prime minister as well. it won't be popular with everyone and his party, some consider the new labour years a mistake, the calculation that sir keir starmer has made is that if he is going to win power who have to win it from the centre. he feels that tony blair and gordon brown are symbols of that. a lot of this is the thing is that gordon brown has talked about for some time. in the 2014 scottish referendum, gordon brown talked a lot about devolving power away from westminster to scotland. what is this designed to do is to look at a broader approach for the whole of the uk and say transfer power to different places, for example local mayors on how

money is spent and raised in their areas. there is a lot in there, i haven't read the full 155 pages, there will be a lot to study about what is exactly being discussed by the labour party. it will take some time before we know exactly what sir keir starmer will do, time before we know exactly what sir keir starmerwill do, how time before we know exactly what sir keir starmer will do, how quickly he will do it and what it means for our lives. big politics, big ideological pledges for moving power away from westminster to around the country. the specifics will take longer. thank you. go and read those england are celebrating an emphatic 3—0 victory over senegal in the football world cup — to put them through to the quarterfinals. their manager, gareth southgate, said they would now face the "acid test" of france the reigning champions whose star striker, kylian mbappe, scored twice against poland yesterday. let's cross to my colleague

john watson in doha welcome to doha, the dust is settling from that impressive result. many of the fans are starting to believe that england could go all the way. it is an achievement when we reach the semifinals four years ago. let's not forget that 1966 was the last time that england won. we will be looking at the path that england will have to go if they are to get to the final of this world cup. senegal was the challenge they faced and they came through it looking impressive having negotiated their passage through the group phase and winning theirfirst through the group phase and winning their first match through the group phase and winning theirfirst match in through the group phase and winning their first match in the knockout phase. in knockout football it's meant to be tense.

on some nights like these england have toiled. now, they�* re emphatic. hammered home! and for the ninth time, england will play in the quarterfinals of the world cup. senegal were here as african champions. at this world cup they're the team with tempo. and for 35 minutes they stopped england's rhythm. but for a miss, and a save, this game could have changed. but in one first half flash, england settled. bellingham gets it across. and henderson puts it in! a goalfinished in sunderland and set up in stourbridge. the hold and pass from 19—year—old jude bellingham got jordan henderson in. bellingham's the kind of player this team's rarely had, who gets it deep and drives. this time harry kane was away, and in three games here he'd not yet scored. harry kane will score

goals at this world cup. in one ruthless shot at goal, kane shut out the noise. 2—0 england had found the sweet spot. their one change for this game was to bring back bukayo saka. a wonderful third england goal. who stayed onside and stayed composed. saka was here in place of three—goal marcus rashford and raheem sterling, who's now flown back from qatar. armed intruders had broken into his home. he'll now spend time with his family. senegal had brought joy to this world cup. now they'd been swept away. and england go on from the champions of africa, to the champions of the world. mbappe... inevitable. their quarterfinal is against france, and a man whose joy flows through his football. kylian mbappe may be the best player in the world. now england have to try and stop him. if they beat france,

they could win it. but i think that's the big hurdle they've got. yeah, i think france are the biggest danger team in the tournament. i think they could do it. this might be their year. |the chips are falling into place| and we'll have to wait and see. it was absolutely exhilarating. it was amazing, i loved it. look, it's a brilliant game, isn't it? the two quarterfinals that are already decided, are already decided are fantastic football nations. we've got a few days to recover and we'll look forward to what's going to be a brilliant test. they're now two games from the final, but it's no easy route from here. england against france in the world cup last eight, the date set for saturday. joe lynskey, bbc news. he isa he is a player of frightening quality, kylian mbappe. this match could be the defining 14 england in this world cup. let's have a look at how it is shaping up for england

and the potential route england could face to reach the final. to reach the final. they'll have to face current champions france this saturday with the winner going through to the semis to play one of four teams — morocco, spain, portugal or switzerland. they all play on tuesday, to decide their quarter final line up, with that match taking place this coming saturday. the semifinal will be played the following wednesday.. the winner of that game, will then progress to the final to face one of the teams from the other half of the draw — with pre—tournament favourites brazil and argentina being tipped for that match which will take place on sunday, 18th december. on the basis of their performance you wonder, having done well, the number of goals and the performances of the younger players. the only sour note is that news regarding

raheem sterling, gareth southgate confirming that he was with the player and they made the decision for him to return home to be with his family. we have had an update at from the police saying that they are investigating a burglary where jewelry and watches were stolen. following those reports, the police said they are investigating and the burglary. we wait to see when raheem sterling could return. gareth southgate believes he could still link up with the team at this tournament but as things stand southgate is giving raheem sterling the time that he thinks he needs to be at home with his family and children. there is plenty of time to go out before we head into that quarterfinal on saturday but the

fans are dreaming as are the millions more that were watching up and down the country. i'm joined by mike dodds, who england midfielder, jude bellingham's former coach. he worked withjude from the age of seven. what was it like for you watching him in action?- watching him in action? really surreal, watching him in action? really surreal. i— watching him in action? really surreal, i still— watching him in action? really surreal, i still see _ watching him in action? really surreal, i still see the - watching him in action? really surreal, i still see the same i watching him in action? really. surreal, i still see the same boy form eight or nine years ago, just on tv. it's a surreal experience for me, i'm proud as punch for him and his family. he me, i'm proud as punch for him and his famil . ., , me, i'm proud as punch for him and his famil . . , ., me, i'm proud as punch for him and his family-— his family. he has said that you developed _ his family. he has said that you developed him _ his family. he has said that you developed him as _ his family. he has said that you developed him as a _ his family. he has said that you developed him as a player - his family. he has said that you developed him as a player and | his family. he has said that you | developed him as a player and a person. what impact did he have a new? , , . person. what impact did he have a new? , , , new? the biggest impact, he says wonderfulthings, _ new? the biggest impact, he says wonderfulthings, i— new? the biggest impact, he says wonderfulthings, iwill_ new? the biggest impact, he says wonderful things, i will be - new? the biggest impact, he says

wonderful things, i will be forever| wonderful things, i will be forever thankful, i always said he was my best coach educator, if he wasn't happy with the session, if he wasn't happy with the session, if he wasn't happy with the development, he would be the first person to let me know his thoughts. he's always been honest and driven about where he wants to get to, he certainly kept me on my toes for that period. it wasn'tjust an me on my toes for that period. it wasn't just an easy me on my toes for that period. it wasn'tjust an easy curve me on my toes for that period. it wasn't just an easy curve for me on my toes for that period. it wasn'tjust an easy curve for both of us. he has done everything for me in terms of education, make me a better coach. in terms of education, make me a better coach-— in terms of education, make me a better coach. was that from the age of seven as — better coach. was that from the age of seven as mac _ better coach. was that from the age of seven as mac it _ better coach. was that from the age of seven as mac it was _ better coach. was that from the age of seven as mac it was more - better coach. was that from the age of seven as mac it was more the - of seven as mac it was more the teena . e of seven as mac it was more the teenage years. _ of seven as mac it was more the teenage years, when _ of seven as mac it was more the teenage years, when teenagers| of seven as mac it was more the - teenage years, when teenagers become a bit more emotional. he didn't always articulated himself but that is part of being a teenager. we have a very honest relationship, i was honest with him about what he needed

to be better at and any good relationship has to be reciprocal. there was the moment when you looked at him and thought he's gonna play for england, when was that? the moment was _ for england, when was that? tue: moment was properly for england, when was that? tte: moment was properly about for england, when was that? t'te: moment was properly about ten for england, when was that? tte: moment was properly about ten or 15 games into his first team game. i was in the eye of the storm for the best part of a decade. i haven't appreciated how good he was until i stepped away from coaching in day—to—day. i watched stepped away from coaching in day—to—day. iwatched him stepped away from coaching in day—to—day. i watched him play at st andrews, i watched them play the championship at 16. i thought this boy is different to most. tell championship at16. i thought this boy is different to most.— boy is different to most. tell us a bit more about _ boy is different to most. tell us a bit more about him, _ boy is different to most. tell us a bit more about him, you - boy is different to most. tell us a bit more about him, you have - boy is different to most. tell us a | bit more about him, you have said that he was determined, he was telling you what needed to be done in order to get him where he needed to be, how was he off the pitch? t

to be, how was he off the pitch? i mean this, he is a wonderful footballer, he's a magnificent footballer, he's a magnificent footballer, the scary thing is he is 19 years old so he still has growth and development to come. he is a magnificent human being. he is a role model, notjust for young kids in birmingham, now the nation. he has compassion, he has empathy for people around him, from a human perspective, i don't have enough words to praise him. he keeps in contact with me regularly, he doesn't have to do that, he has said wonderful things about me that i will be gratefulfor, wonderful things about me that i will be grateful for, i think that sums up the measure of the man. i have no doubt that he will go on to do some wonderful things for the country. he do some wonderful things for the count . , do some wonderful things for the count . ., _ do some wonderful things for the count . ., ,_, do some wonderful things for the count . ., ., country. he is obviously a role model to _ country. he is obviously a role modelto many, _ country. he is obviously a role modelto many, his— country. he is obviously a role model to many, his brother. country. he is obviously a role

modelto many, his brother is| country. he is obviously a role - model to many, his brother is also a professional footballer. do you think he has a similar career ahead? joe is a talented boy, he unfortunately has to try and follow in his older brothers footsteps, joe will need a lot of support, he is an incredibly talented boy with a similar mindset, he wants to be the very best he can be. fingers crossed, they will be on a similar trajectory. he crossed, they will be on a similar tra'ecto . , ._ , crossed, they will be on a similar trajectory-— crossed, they will be on a similar tra'ecto . , , ., . ., trajectory. he stays in touch, have ou heard trajectory. he stays in touch, have you heard from — trajectory. he stays in touch, have you heard from him _ trajectory. he stays in touch, have you heard from him since - trajectory. he stays in touch, have you heard from him since he's - trajectory. he stays in touch, have. you heard from him since he's been out there. you haven't been able to hold back sending him messages like everyone wants to stand right now? t everyone wants to stand right now? i sent him a text this morning, being mr boring, saying everyone is saying nice things about you, keep your

feet on the ground, make sure you enjoy the experience. when you have a relaxed jude bellingham, you see the best of him. my text said, just enjoy the experience, every minute of being out there. it was a boring text, just keep your feet on the ground. he sent me a nice text back. we keep in touch which i am very proud of. we keep in touch which i am very roud of. ., , ~ we keep in touch which i am very roud of. ., , ,, ., we keep in touch which i am very roudof. ., , ,, ., . . proud of. that sounds like a classic coach text. — proud of. that sounds like a classic coach text, everyone _ proud of. that sounds like a classic coach text, everyone is _ proud of. that sounds like a classic coach text, everyone is going - proud of. that sounds like a classic coach text, everyone is going to i proud of. that sounds like a classicj coach text, everyone is going to be saying wow, this is amazing! probably it is, we spent a lot of time together, i care about him as a human being, ijust want to make sure that it is always nice when things are going well, people are saying wonderful things, but i have to make sure that he keeps his feet

on the ground. i'm sure he will, but the text was more for me than for him. typical coach text, boring message, he properly rolled his eyes at it, he sent me a nice text back which i appreciate.— which i appreciate. thank you for talkinu which i appreciate. thank you for talkin: to which i appreciate. thank you for talking to us- _ which i appreciate. thank you for talking to us. we'll _ which i appreciate. thank you for talking to us. we'll talk - which i appreciate. thank you for talking to us. we'll talk to - which i appreciate. thank you for talking to us. we'll talk to you i talking to us. we'll talk to you again after the next match. the rmt union is due to hold further talks industry leaders today — after rejecting a pay offer to prevent strikes in the run—up to christmas. the rail delivery group said staff would get an 8% wage rise over two years if they accepted changes to working practices — but the rmt warned that would lead to hugejob losses. we can speak to our news correspondent anjana gadgil who is outside rmt for us this morningq. what happened over the weekend? what are we expecting to happen today? up

up until yesterday, there were two offers on the table. one was from the rail delivery group which represents the 14 train companies, the other was from network rail which employs staff working in railway infrastructure. the offer from the rail delivery group included a pay rise of 8%, 4% this year and 4% next year. there is a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies until april 2024. in order to fund those changes, it needs to make changes to working practices which includes one multi working. repurposing ticket offices, bringing flexible workers and more part—time contracts. the rmt says that will lead to job losses and rejected the offer, its general secretary said it didn't meet the criteria for securing the settlement on long—term security and protecting

working conditions. the other offer was from network rail, that was a pay rise of 9% and some guarantees around no more compulsory redundancies. the network rail said the union would have to make a decision by the end of today if they were going to cancel the strikes to minimise disruption to passengers. today we are expecting discussions from the executive committee whether to accept the offer, they also doing meetings with the rail delivery group to revise the 8% offer. schools across the uk are facing difficult decisions as they battle the cost of living crisis, including rising heating bills and staff costs. in addition to this, the head teacher's union has told the bbc that the poorest and most vulnerable families are increasingly turning to schools for support. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a primary school in wigan which is using inventive ways to help families in

the run—up to christmas. as the cost of living crisis deepens, there is increasing pressure on school funds. this is wesley methodist primary school in wigan. the head teacher is worried about the future of the school if things continue the way they are. what are things continue the way they are. wha- ., things continue the way they are. wha | ., , ., things continue the way they are. wha r .. , ., , things continue the way they are. wha i ., , ., , , , what we have seen our energy bills increasin: what we have seen our energy bills increasing by _ what we have seen our energy bills increasing by op — what we have seen our energy bills increasing by up to _ what we have seen our energy bills increasing by up to 5096, _ what we have seen our energy bills increasing by up to 5096, we - what we have seen our energy bills increasing by up to 5096, we have l what we have seen our energy bills| increasing by up to 5096, we have in increasing by up to 50%, we have in the budget £40,000 to cover the cost of gas and electric. we are heating the school just enough of gas and electric. we are heating the schooljust enough to stay warm but we have to be really careful. we are seeing an increase to teacher and support staff salaries. we are looking at paying over £1 million in staffing. fist looking at paying over £1 million in staffinr. �* ., , looking at paying over £1 million in staffinr. . ., . looking at paying over £1 million in staffinr. ., . ., looking at paying over £1 million in staffinr. ., staffing. at least once a day she checks in with _ staffing. at least once a day she checks in with the _ staffing. at least once a day she checks in with the finance - staffing. at least once a day she - checks in with the finance manager.

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year~ _ christmas will get as much as last ear. ., ., ., year. children are worried about the cost of living. _ year. children are worried about the cost of living, they _ year. children are worried about the cost of living, they are _ year. children are worried about the cost of living, they are worried i cost of living, they are worried about — cost of living, they are worried about everything _ cost of living, they are worried about everything going - cost of living, they are worried about everything going up i cost of living, they are worried about everything going up in l cost of living, they are worried i about everything going up in price. they see _ about everything going up in price. they see the — about everything going up in price. they see the stress _ about everything going up in price. they see the stress that _ about everything going up in price. they see the stress that the - about everything going up in price. i they see the stress that the parents are under, _ they see the stress that the parents are under, you — they see the stress that the parents are under, you see _ they see the stress that the parents are under, you see it _ they see the stress that the parents are under, you see it in _ they see the stress that the parents are under, you see it in outbursts i are under, you see it in outbursts of emotion— are under, you see it in outbursts of emotion that _ are under, you see it in outbursts of emotion that they— are under, you see it in outbursts of emotion that they can't - are under, you see it in outbursts of emotion that they can't put i are under, you see it in outbursts i of emotion that they can't put words to. , ., of emotion that they can't put words to. , ., ,., , , ., to. the government says that it will invest an additional _ to. the government says that it will invest an additional £2.3 _ to. the government says that it will invest an additional £2.3 million i to. the government says that it will invest an additional £2.3 million in. invest an additional £2.3 million in schools but many head teachers fear that as prices continue to rise it won't be enough.— that as prices continue to rise it won't be enough. there will come a oint won't be enough. there will come a point where — won't be enough. there will come a point where we _ won't be enough. there will come a point where we think— won't be enough. there will come a point where we think that _ won't be enough. there will come a point where we think that we i won't be enough. there will come a point where we think that we can't. point where we think that we can't do any more until we get more support and more funding. more than 600 workers at the housing and homeless charity, shelter, are beginning a fortnight of strike action in england and scotland in a row over pay. the unite union said the 3% increase workers received left many of them unable to pay their rent and facing the prospect of being made homeless. shelter said it wanted to support its staff while still being able to deliver front line services. it's ironic that housing workers

who choose to work in a sector where they are working for love and goodwill, that then that goodwill is being taken advantage of by their employer when they are having to face the very same issues that their clients are facing of housing insecurity, anxiety, paying the bills, paying the rent in particular, and very powerful landlords that can exploit people and push them out of their housing. so, what we're doing here is asking shelter to come to negotiations. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. as we go through this week, it's going to turn colder, this and some of us will see some snow, but not all of us. today there is a fairly cloudy day in prospect, we have got some showers, especially along the coastlines, but some of the showers in eastern scotland will tend to fade and the best of today's sunshine will be in western scotland, northern ireland and locally, parts of western england and wales.

but it will feel cold if you are out and about. this evening and overnight, more of the cloud will break up, temperatures will fall away, it will be a colder night than last night, still some showers on the coasts, some of those wintry in nature, and we are looking at some frost tonight, where we see the blue on the chart, indicating temperatures of freezing or below. tomorrow, more sunshine than today, still this peppering of showers, wintry across parts of the highlands, southern uplands and north—east of scotland at times, and again in the brisk winds, it will feel cold with that range 4—8.

hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines. labour launches a constiutional reform report that recommend scrapping the house of lords and furthering devolution. jubilation at the england camp, as gareth southgate's side are through to the quarter finals of the world cup after a convincing 3—0 victory over senegal

surrey police have confirmed they are investigating a burglary where jewellery and watches were stolen following reports of a break—in at england winger raheem sterling's home. the england player returned home last night. no end in sight to the disruption on the railways, as the rmt union rejects the latest offer from the train companies sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre they needed to win, but some standout individual performances have got england fans thinking the unthinkable. a dominant 3—0 victory over senegal sets up a huge game on saturday, with france standing in their way of a place in the semi final in qatar. john watson is there for us. what a night for england, to quote

declan rice, do you think they have silenced the critics? i declan rice, do you think they have silenced the critics?— silenced the critics? i think so. yes. silenced the critics? i think so. yes- you _ silenced the critics? i think so. yes. you look _ silenced the critics? i think so. yes. you look at _ silenced the critics? i think so. yes. you look at the _ silenced the critics? i think so. yes. you look at the nature i silenced the critics? i think so. yes. you look at the nature of| silenced the critics? i think so. i yes. you look at the nature of the england performances so far. there was the one below par performance against united stage —— united states and the group stage but they have scored 12 goals in four matches and nobody has scored more and all eyes will fall on mbappe, the french superstar when they go toe to toe in the quarterfinal on saturday but the performances of some of these england players so far have set the world alight. jude bellingham, of course,, just 19 years old and playing in a manner well beyond his years and it was interesting to hear what phil foden, his england team—mate said. he said he believes he will become the best midfielder in the world, which is quite a claim. jordan henderson, of course, he is revelling playing alongside him and in declan rice, a player who has been instrumental in offering that shield in front of the england

defence, but he himself is not afraid to say that he feels england's performances perhaps warrant a greater deal of appreciation, shall we say, from the watching press and some of the media. let's hearfrom jermaine media. let's hear from jermaine jenas media. let's hearfrom jermaine jenas ahead of the match to come. he himself believes that england might start as favourites. it's not a front side i'm looking at thinking, oh no, i can't believe we drew them. i watch them play on numerous occasions and i'm not that scared. i think we can go toe to toe with them and i think they are fearful of what we can bring to the table. i think what gareth has created in the last tournament, getting to the final, and prior to that getting to the semifinals, the talk of creating a club in england and togetherness, not chopping and changing the team too much, i think it's going to pay him back. i do. the whole point of thatis him back. i do. the whole point of that is that in the biggest of moments, you can look across the dressing room and have that familiarity of we have been here before and suffered before and one before and suffered before and one before and suffered before and one before and had these moments before,

and we know how to come through it and we know how to come through it and every single player on that pitch and in the dressing room will look at each other and feel like that. i am confident. look at each other and feel like that. iam confident. i really look at each other and feel like that. i am confident. i really am confident. i think we have a group of players that are young, fresh, hungry, have that desire to go and do it and up against a side that have done it already and have a world superstar. so i think essentially we are a better team and that's why i sit here with a lot of confidence and i cannot wait for the battle. two more huge games to come this afternoon. should we expect more drama? , , , afternoon. should we expect more drama? _ . ., afternoon. should we expect more drama? . ., , drama? possibly. with japan going up auainst drama? possibly. with japan going up against croatia, _ drama? possibly. with japan going up against croatia, japan _ drama? possibly. with japan going up against croatia, japan upsetting i drama? possibly. with japan going up against croatia, japan upsetting the l against croatia, japan upsetting the odds to beat spain and germany as a top group e, they go up against croatia who let not forget were finalists at the last world cup which will be a fascinating matchup and then we will see brazilian action as well with the returning neymar who missed the last two group games as brazil qualified with a

match to spare despite losing to cameroon in the final group game and they go up against south korea and as we know, brazil possibly lying in wait if england can negotiate france and move through to the final. that is who england could meet in the final hear of this world cup. john. final hear of this world cup. john, thank you- _ just an update from the england camp. raheem sterling is back in the uk and is "prioritising the well—being of his children" according to a source close to the player. it follows news that sterling's house in leatherhead was burgled on saturday evening. police discovered a number of items including jewellery and watches had been stolen. no threat of violence was involved as the items were discovered stolen retrospectively. enquiries to establish the circumstances are underway and an investigation is ongoing. england's first test against pakistan in rawapindi is coming to an exciting climax with the tourists pushing for a dramatic victory. ben stokes' side

started the day needing to take eight more wickets, while the hosts wanted 263 more runs to win. england managed just one wicket in the first session, and for a time it looked as though pakistan would reach their target, but england have hit back. olly robinson and james anderson have each taken four wickets. pakistan 260—9 but time is running out. meanwhile all—rounder liam livingstone has been ruled out of the series with pakistan after hurting his right knee during the match. livingstone — who was making his test debut — sustained the injury while fielding on the second day. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on those announcements this morning

from the labour leader — sir keir starmer — who has said the house of lords is "indefensible" and he would aim to replace it with an elected chamber if his party wins the next election. it is just one of the recommendations that has been presented in a report, carried out by former prime minister gordon brown, into the uk's future. let's speak to henri murison, who's chief executive of the northern powerhouse partnership and was in leeds for the launch of the report this morning. welcome. what is your view of it then? t welcome. what is your view of it then? ., �* , welcome. what is your view of it then? ., v ., , welcome. what is your view of it then? ~ �*, ., , welcome. what is your view of it then? ~ �*, ., then? i think it's really welcome on what keir starmer _ then? i think it's really welcome on what keir starmer said _ then? i think it's really welcome on what keir starmer said was - then? i think it's really welcome on what keir starmer said was now i then? i think it's really welcome on| what keir starmer said was now that this is essentially, the concept of rebalancing the country of moving political and economic power away from it being concentrated in london only is now kind of a political consensus on the question is who was best placed to do it i think gordon brown has provided a very good plan to the leader of the opposition on how they could beat prime minister and it's welcome in terms of unlocking communities in the north of england and we would agree that focusing on those trends and

investing in skills and doing that investing in skills and doing that in such a way that you invest in what local businesses need and where the opportunities are is exactly the way to increase productivity and making better use of funding is getting rid of top—down bureaucracies like the department for education. pare bureaucracies like the department for education.— for education. are you confident it would happen _ for education. are you confident it would happen and _ for education. are you confident it would happen and have _ for education. are you confident it would happen and have the i for education. are you confident it i would happen and have the resources to back it? levelling up has been talked about for a long time and there are still very many communities who say we have been forgotten and we are left behind. t forgotten and we are left behind. i think the challenge with a levelling up think the challenge with a levelling up is it was a political response to borisjohnson up is it was a political response to boris johnson having up is it was a political response to borisjohnson having suddenly discovered he could make the tories popular in many parts of the north of england in the so—called red wall and what predated it, the northern powerhouse, was more economically driven and what you had today was a lot more greatest hits of the northern powerhouse in terms of directional travel rather than levelling up and by specifically the

money that rishi sunak doled out through things like the levelling up fund, gordon brown has taken the right approach. what you need to do is transfer powers to elected mayors like tracy bray been in west yorkshire who spoke today and for them to be able to prioritise and spend money across different areas but fixing the causes of the issues in communities, those of the reasons that hold the poorest kids back on education rather than providing the same service as everywhere even if they are not getting the job done, so i think it's really welcome that this approach has been taken and i think the debate on the next election will be between two parties who are both committed to try to make the country a fairer one and reduce the disparities, for instance between north and south on the challenge will be, can they demonstrate they have a plan to do it and the current chancellor recommitted himself to devolution but the problem is other than michael gove are not sure the rest of the cabinet have got the message and it will take a strong treasury

ironically to prize money and power is out of whitehall departments but are not spending them or using them in the most effective way so it will take a fight within the current government for them to make progress on the issue whereas on the other side rachel reeves has been saying for months and months that she would work in partnership with metro mayors to deliver the to communities and make that a central part of her work as chancellor, so the incoming chancellor, jeremy hunt has catch to do on the labour opposition have beenin do on the labour opposition have been in this territory for a while despite the fact that george osborne was the first one to make this a significant national issue and it feels like the ground is shifting somewhat and as much as there are those in the government who are proponents of the agenda, it doesn't feel like the whole of the cabinet is pulling in the same direction and with a government this sparring with a lack of wider political unity, it feels like it will be easier for keir starmer and rachel reeves to make inroads on the issue than a government that other than doesn't

really get enough for them to show evidence in the next two years that the government have achieved it. th the government have achieved it. in a cost of living crisis, there are immediate issues facing people, real difficulties and of good choices what in this plan would make the difference? tracey bray been talked about buses. tt difference? tracey bray been talked about buses-— about buses. if you can't talk about -- afford a — about buses. if you can't talk about -- afford a car. _ about buses. if you can't talk about -- afford a car, but _ about buses. if you can't talk about -- afford a car, but bus _ about buses. if you can't talk about -- afford a car, but bus fares i about buses. if you can't talk about -- afford a car, but bus fares in i —— afford a car, but bus fares in greater manchester is have been reduced to £2 and the government likes the idea so much it is copying it and will try and roll it out across other parts of the country so there are practical points and keir starmer was asked the question by some of your colleagues from broadcast journalist some of your colleagues from broadcastjournalist here and his answer was that devolution would unlock the local growth but the reason why the cost of living crisis is so painful is that here in the north of england peoples incomes are already £8,000 a year less than in

london in the south—east, so it means we don't have the robustness in our economy and peoples living standards are not secure enough that when a shock comes along they are not able to withstand that, so yes, we need to put a sticking plaster on in the current crisis and energy prices could be an example of that being necessary but you also need to have a plan to avoid needing more sticking plasters in future. you can't go perpetually from crisis to crisis. it is not the way to run a country and central government is not getting the job done in league —— dealing with the drivers of poor productivity and you won't have a more prosperous country that can afford the great health service that we want in the nhs. unless you raise per activity. we want in the nhs. unless you raise per activity-— per activity. what would it be that these new devolved _ per activity. what would it be that these new devolved powers, i per activity. what would it be that these new devolved powers, what would attract what would it be in them that would attract investment to areas where it's not currently happening? the traditional recipe for higher productivity is skills,

education and transport and if you do those things along with a concerted local industrial policy which an elected mayor can usually bring and it's the way that greater manchester has gone with a clear strategy that they are developing with the current government about how you align investments, those things drive productivity and it's no mistake that london has the best public transport system in the country and is also one of the most productive parts of the country and and systems like the tube surprisingly, it shouldn't be a surprise businesses want to invest because they can attract talent from wide areas in the north of england you cannot even get people to commute to where i'm sitting from sheffield and leeds biz is only one good train an hour and if it's cancelled you have a long way to the next one. but that is central government investment isn't it? tt’s government investment isn't it? it's not, government investment isn't it? it�*s not, because you could have the powers to go away and employ meant it. a lot of the projects in this

country stuck in the mud in terms of infrastructure and trams in leeds, but also some upgrades between major cities, that is notjust a job for central government. we have structures already that enables local areas to play more of a role in what gordon brown and keir starmer have unveiled today is a clear plan to give more power is not due to the mayors individually but allow them to cooperate through structures like transport for north and i would expect most of the north from regional leaders to be on skills and education which are two areas the uk has done very poorly in particular and getting people the skills to get into jobs and we only invest and we see in the budget the government found money for almost everything for a sticking plaster but not the further education and our colleges are woefully underfunded and they are not funded align to intensity. so to have a thriving sector in your place, and the local colleges not functioning properly and the incentives are there to make it pay to provide a

skill system that meets the needs of lured —— learners and they need to have more freedom to do that so i believe that central governments is making long—term decisions and there are some things like hs2 which are absolutely national decisions, of course, but when it comes to regional infrastructure and the skills and education system, there is no reason they need to be run from london and i think it's a disappointment that michael gove, having brought out the white paper has not been given enough of the flexibility and support from the rest of government to move this agenda on. that is why there is this huge political opportunity for keir starmer to demonstrate he could do it better because the current government has promised to do and not done it. government has promised to do and not done it— not done it. thank you for 'oining us. labour is promising to abolish the house of lords "as quickly as possible" if the party is in government after the next general election. england will face defending champions france at the world cup quarter finals after beating senegal 3—nil

in their last 16 game. surrey police have confirmed they are investigating a burglary where jewellery and watches were stolen following reports of a break—in at raheem sterling's home. the england player returned home last night. england are celebrating an emphatic 3—0 victory over senegal in the football world cup — to put them through to the quarter—finals. this report from tim muffett contains flashing images. prayers and pints on the sabbath. and a feeling at the camden beer hall in north london that this could be a super sunday. i think we'll win 2—0. i think it's going to be 2—1 to england. i think 4—0 england. i'm hoping it's a big win from england today. penistone church football club in barnsley was packed. local lad john stones played here as a schoolboy. tom knew him, and is now a coach. i'm nervous, i'm excited, but i think we'll do all right.

for the first half hour, talk of an easy england win seemed a little misplaced. senegal having several chances. but, after 38 minutes, jordan henderson struck and england erupted. cheering. this was the halo nightclub in bournemouth... cheering. the boxpark in wembley... cheering. the stack in seaburn in sunderland. cheering. i didn't see that coming. i thinkjordan henderson is the best player on the planet. ilove him. you can see the clue

on the back of your shirt. proof's in the pudding. and just before half time, harry kane made it two. cheering. i'm an arsenalfan, but i think that's the first time i don't mind harry kane scoring a goal. well done jude bellingham, that goal. all about jude bellingham. when bukayo saka scored the third in the second half, fans really could relax. unbelievable goal. i love saka. so pleased for him to score. buzzing, absolutely buzzing. so a world cup quarter final against france awaits. now tonight's been a big night for the england team, forfans, and for bars and pubs showing the match. saturday looks set to be huge. we played well. excitement�*s already building in bournemouth. it's coming home at the end of the day. it's coming home.

the whole nation knows it. we're going to win it. honestly, semi—final, final winners. it's how it should be. is it coming home? it's coming home. # football's coming home.# in sunderland and across england, many agree. tim muffett, bbc news. the battle to make it through to the quarter finals continues with japan v croatia this afternoon. among those watching will be ed thomas — a pub owner in kent and half croatian. how croatian. are you feeling about the match? how are you feeling about the match? i think it will be a good one, actually. i think they are pretty well matched. japan seem quite exciting this year but it's going to be the last year for lots of croatian favourites like modric and perisic and it's going to be good, i think i'm definitely some goals. 50

think i'm definitely some goals. so you are not saying you are definitely confident you will win. t definitely confident you will win. i think we will. it should be fine. but yes, fair play, japan have been looking really good as well. it's going to be a good game and i'm just glad it's not against england because we always seem to play each other. , . . because we always seem to play each other. , ., . ., because we always seem to play each other. , ., ., other. does that get tricky for you? yeah, lots other. does that get tricky for you? yeah. lots of _ other. does that get tricky for you? yeah. lots of my — other. does that get tricky for you? yeah, lots of my friends _ other. does that get tricky for you? yeah, lots of my friends think i other. does that get tricky for you? yeah, lots of my friends think it i other. does that get tricky for you? yeah, lots of my friends think it is i yeah, lots of my friends think it is win—win but i don't want anyone to lose too much because my dad is english and my mum is croatian and the last time they played each other i didn't have this bar, so now it's going to be even more awkward if they do but it won't happen unless they do but it won't happen unless they both get to the final looking at the table. they both get to the final looking at the table-— at the table. that is sweet, the perspeetive _ at the table. that is sweet, the perspective because _ at the table. that is sweet, the perspective because i - at the table. that is sweet, the perspective because i was - at the table. that is sweet, the i perspective because i was thinking it is win—win, but if you feel the loss, it sounds more acute for the others than you feel the sense of the win for yourself.— the win for yourself. exactly. i don't like _ the win for yourself. exactly. i don't like that _ the win for yourself. exactly. i don't like that game _ the win for yourself. exactly. i don't like that game at - the win for yourself. exactly. i don't like that game at all. . the win for yourself. exactly. i | don't like that game at all. so, good. don't like that game at all. so, aood. ~ ., , ., , don't like that game at all. so, nood.~ ., , w don't like that game at all. so,

aood. ~ ., , ., . good. who will you be watching with? because we normally _ good. who will you be watching with? because we normally are _ good. who will you be watching with? because we normally are closed - good. who will you be watching with? because we normally are closed on i because we normally are closed on monday, we keep getting drawn in these monday fixtures, but my mum and dad are definitely coming and we often get the odd surprise croatian couple or family come down as well. when it's the weekend, it's easy to fill it, but today, we will take you whether we can get to cheer us on. how did you feel about england's victory last night? it how did you feel about england's victory last night?— how did you feel about england's victory last night? it was great. we are showing _ victory last night? it was great. we are showing the _ victory last night? it was great. we are showing the england _ victory last night? it was great. we are showing the england games - victory last night? it was great. we i are showing the england games here as well and we have two rattles, cowbell and a volvo seller, so it's been pretty chaotic when we score but really good fun so far. how are ou but really good fun so far. how are you finding — but really good fun so far. how are you finding it _ but really good fun so far. how are you finding it in — but really good fun so far. how are you finding it in the _ but really good fun so far. how are you finding it in the pub _ but really good fun so far. how are you finding it in the pub as - but really good fun so far. how are you finding it in the pub as we - but really good fun so far. how are you finding it in the pub as we got| you finding it in the pub as we got used to the fact that the world cup is this time of year but it does seem unusual.— is this time of year but it does seem unusual. ., ~ ., , seem unusual. yeah. we are selling mulled wine — seem unusual. yeah. we are selling mulled wine and _ mulled wine and having the world cup on which i don't think will happen again and we are putting a sliver of it's in the mulled wine, the

croatian plum brandy on the classic but yeah, the world cup and mulled wine seem to be the latest package we are selling to all of our customers this year. i we are selling to all of our customers this year.- we are selling to all of our customers this year. i like the sound of that _ customers this year. i like the sound of that and _ customers this year. i like the sound of that and i _ customers this year. i like the sound of that and i like - customers this year. i like the sound of that and i like the i sound of that and i like the croatian take. any other good croatian take. any other good croatian traditions for football? lots of spirits if we win a normally my mum buys the round for anyone thatis my mum buys the round for anyone that is in the bar if that happens, so, yeah, there is an incentive to come down. so, yeah, there is an incentive to come down-— come down. your pub is called amedeo. _ come down. your pub is called amedeo, named _ come down. your pub is called amedeo, named after - come down. your pub is called amedeo, named after your - come down. your pub is called - amedeo, named after your grandma. it's named after my grandma from croatia and my mum and my sister both work here as well and there are nine of us that work here at the moment and, yes, it's a nice family atmosphere and lots of love in here and we get lots of good customers and we get lots of good customers and the half croatian thing, didn't know if it was going to work, but it

seems to have and really enjoying it so far. seems to have and really en'oying it so far. i, seems to have and really en'oying it so far. ., , ., seems to have and really en'oying it so far. ., in so far. can you say good luck in croatian? _ so far. can you say good luck in croatian? l _ so far. can you say good luck in croatian? i can't _ so far. can you say good luck in croatian? i can't say _ so far. can you say good luck in croatian? i can't say good - so far. can you say good luck in croatian? i can't say good luck, so far. can you say good luck in - croatian? i can't say good luck, but i'm learning — croatian? i can't say good luck, but i'm learning at _ croatian? i can't say good luck, but i'm learning at the _ croatian? i can't say good luck, but i'm learning at the moment. - croatian? i can't say good luck, but i'm learning at the moment. so - i'm learning at the moment. 50 embarrassing. i i'm learning at the moment. so embarrassing.— i'm learning at the moment. so embarrassinu. , , ., ., , embarrassing. i put you on the spot. thank ou embarrassing. i put you on the spot. thank you and _ embarrassing. i put you on the spot. thank you and good _ embarrassing. i put you on the spot. thank you and good luck. _ embarrassing. i put you on the spot. thank you and good luck. thank - embarrassing. i put you on the spot. thank you and good luck. thank you | thank you and good luck. thank you very much- — ten men are due to go on trial in brussels this week, in connection with the suicide bombings on the city in 2016, that killed 32 people. the attacks at the main airport and on the metro, were the deadliest in belgium since the second world war. nearly a thousand survivors and relatives of the victims will be represented in court. our europe correspondent, nick beake, has been finding out how two people, who both lost their partners in the attack, have become united through their grief. there's been an attack on the metro. and just as soon as i heard that,

it was, you know, you can feel the bottom just fall out of your world. it's six years now since terror shattered charlotte's life. she and her partner david had made brussels home, and it's where they were bringing up their son, henry. three days after the suicide bombings on the city, a belgian police social worker rang her. it was dark. i was walking the dog around the streets. and she told me that david wasn't one of the living, and i had to prepare for the worst. but it was a phone call? it was a phone call, yeah, to say, basically, your partner is dead. david was the only british victim, one of 16 people murdered on the metro. an hour earlier, 16 others had been killed at the main airport. charlotte channelled her grief into campaigning for victims of terror, and wants to travel from the uk to the brussels trial to make a statement.

i think having david appear in that court, and being able to draw a picture of david, by someone who really loved him, it will give me some peace, because in this process he's basically a victim person, a list of injuries, of fatal injuries, a place where he was found. she was like an angel. she was beautiful. and when we talk about love, lubna talk. lubna was mohammed's wife. he said he wanted to create a jihad of love after she was murdered in the attacks. his home is still in the molenbeek area, where some of the accused lived and were sheltered. translation: i sincerely hope the terrorists will take - the path of redemption, because for me to condemn them as they are, with the same ideas in their heads, that would be a failure for all of us. i am terrified about

what the trial will bring. it could do us so much damage, because it would throw us back into the biggest crisis of our lives. so, i will stay away. charlotte will be there, though, with a message. they destroyed some of us. but we come together and we're stronger, and that's why they won't win. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. ceremonies are taking place in australia and south africa on monday — to mark the start of construction — on the world's biggest telescope. it will aim to address some of the major outstanding questions in astro physics. professor cathryn trott is the chief operations scientist on this project in australia. she says the telescope will allow astronomers to study the very earliest moments of our universe.

here in australia, the low telescope will have a couple of very large science goals. the first is to look for the cosmic dawn. this is a period 200 million years after the big bang, so that's 13.6 billion years in our past, when the universe was dark and filled with neutral hydrogen gas from the big bang. the very first stars and galaxies turned on in this period, illuminating the cosmos for the first time and completely transforming the whole universe to look like the one we have today. so this is a key period in the evolution of the universe that we know had to happen but we've never yet observed it. the other very big science programme that we are hoping to do is to look at pulsars. pulsars are clocks in the universe. they rotate very rapidly at a constant rate. we can look at the changes and the ticking of these clocks to be able to look for gravitational waves as they travel through the universe and distort

space—time for the this is something that ska—mid and ska—low will be able to do very precisely. the monarch butterfly, known for its beautiful orange, black and brown wings, was declared endangered lastjuly by the international union for the conservation of nature. but there's hope for them yet, as azaday moshiri reports. monarchs rarely give up their thrones willingly and these monarch butterflies are no exception. they are currently endangered after a big drop in their migratory population. scientists believe climate change, pesticides and illegal logging are threatening their very existence. but they are making a comeback. translation: now we have more butterflies, more arrived - here because the colony is bigger. and notjust here. there is another place where there are even more butterflies. and further on, there is even a bigger colony. every year they travel up to 3000 kilometres. they fly all the way from the united states and canada to spend their winters in mexico.

it's one of nature's most spectacular mass migrations. but more than that, last year's winter offered a glimmer of hope. their migratory population jumped by almost a third compared to 2020. their migration is so striking that hundreds of people gathered to witness it at this monarch sanctuary near mexico city. and for some, the butterflies' survival takes on spiritual importance. translation: what do i feel? as if the butterflies were falling papers, falling leaves, flying souls, so it's so many feelings woven together. this year's migration is already well under way. the butterflies hibernate, enjoy the warm weather, and by spring they'll be ready to mate and fly back. hopefully a restorative holiday for many more years to come. azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

this is bbc news, the headlines. jubilation at the england camp as gareth southgate's side are through to the quarter finals of the world cup after a convicing 3—0 victory over senegal. surrey police have confirmed they are investigating a burglary, where jewellery and watches were stolen, following reports of a break—in at raheem sterling's home. the england player returned home last night. human rights groups in haiti have told the bbc that gangs now control more than half the naiton's capital and neaby areas. labour launches a constiutional reform report that recommends scrapping the house of lords and furthering devolution. nourishing the relationship between central government and the devolved authorities. and replacing the unelected house of lords.

no end in sight to the disruption on the railways, as the rmt union rejects the latest offer from the train companies. the uk health security agency says the number of cases of strep a at this time of year are at a six—year high. england are celebrating an emphatic 3—0 victory over senegal in the football world cup, to put them through to the quarterfinals. the captain, harry kane, scored for the first time this tournament, leaving him just one behind wayne rooney's all—time england record of 53 goals. manager gareth southgate said they would now face the acid test of france, the reigning champions whose star striker, kylian mbappe, scored twice against poland yesterday. joe lynskey reports.

in knockout football it's meant to be tense. on some nights like these england have toiled. now, they�* re emphatic. hammered home! and for the ninth time, england will play in the quarterfinals of the world cup. senegal were here as african champions. at this world cup they're the team with tempo. and for 35 minutes they stopped england's rhythm. but for a miss, and a save, this game could have changed. but in one first half flash, england settled. bellingham gets it across. and henderson puts it in! a goalfinished in sunderland and set up in stourbridge. the hold and pass from 19—year—old jude bellingham got jordan henderson in. bellingham's the kind of player this team's rarely had, who gets it deep and drives.

this time harry kane was away, and in three games here he'd not yet scored. harry kane will score goals at this world cup. in one ruthless shot at goal, kane shut out the noise. 2—0 england had found the sweet spot. their one change for this game was to bring back bukayo saka. a wonderful third england goal. who stayed onside and stayed composed. saka was here in place of three—goal marcus rashford and raheem sterling, who's now flown back from qatar. armed intruders had broken into his home. he'll now spend time with his family. senegal had brought joy to this world cup. now they'd been swept away. and england go on from the champions of africa, to the champions of the world. mbappe... inevitable. their quarterfinal is against france, and a man whose joy flows through his football.

kylian mbappe may be the best player in the world. now england have to try and stop him. if they beat france, they could win it. but i think that's the big hurdle they've got. yeah, i think france are the biggest danger team in the tournament. i think they could do it. this might be their year. |the chips are falling into place| and we'll have to wait and see. it was absolutely exhilarating. it was amazing, i loved it. look, it's a brilliant game, isn't it? the two quarterfinals that are already decided, are already decided are fantastic football nations. we've got a few days to recover and we'll look forward to what's going to be a brilliant test. they're now two games from the final, but it's no easy route from here. england against france in the world cup last eight, the date set for saturday. joe lynskey, bbc news. well a successful night for england, and this is their welcome back to their team hotel. let's have a look. shouting and cheering

dance music playing chanting surrey police have confirmed they are investigating a report of a burglary at the home of england forward raheem sterling. 0ur reporter tom symonds is in surrey for us

no one was at home but it is still very shocking for the family. this is the private estate where raheem sterling made his home, near the chelsea training grounds. the police say they were called at 9pm on saturday night. this is their account that occupants of the property had come home and discovered thatjewellery, watches and other items had been stolen. they discovered that after the attempted burglary, there was no threat of violence and inquiries are ongoing. we had early reports from people close to raheem sterling that there were people at home and the people that went into the house were armed. so, there are some discrepancies. the police are

investigating, they have been here investigating, they have been here in the last 24—hour is. this is an area of very high security, they will be cctv in and around the house. there are security patrols around this private estate, so the possibility that somebody saw something is high. this is clearly a disturbing incident for a player who is away from home, serving his country and team, finding that his wife and children may have been put at risk. the england manager has given raheem sterling some time to come back and to make sure his family are all right. we understand that he is back in the uk and prioritising the well—being of his family. in prioritising the well-being of his famil . , ., family. in terms of the timing, when did he find out. _ family. in terms of the timing, when did he find out, before _ family. in terms of the timing, when did he find out, before the _ family. in terms of the timing, when did he find out, before the match? l

family. in terms of the timing, when did he find out, before the match? i| did he find out, before the match? i think it would have been quite close to the match. raheem sterling is a crucial player, he started all of the 2020 matches for england at the euro 2020 championships. 0f the 2020 matches for england at the euro 2020 championships. of course, he would have reacted quickly and no doubt, the team would have given him the opportunity to come back as soon as possible. the police statement suggests that police were called quite soon after the burglary happened. the family called them, there was nobody else in the house. there is a bit of a discrepancy there that somebody was in the property when this took place. clearly, he will need time to sort this out, we hope that he will get back to qatar and do what he does best. back to matter�*s on the pitch — and jude bellingham is one of the break out star's of this year's world cup. the 19 —year—old plays for borussia dortmund in germany

after leaving birmingham city when he was just 17. earlier i spoke tojude bellingham's formerfootball coach, mike dodds. he described what it was like seeing the young midfielder represent his country. really surreal, i still see the same boy form eight or nine years ago, just on tv. it's a surreal experience for me, i'm proud as punch for him and his family. he has said that you developed him as a player and a person. what impact did he have on you? the biggest impact, he says wonderful things, i will be forever thankful, i always said he was my best coach educator, if he wasn't happy with the session, if he wasn't happy with the development, he would be the first person to let me know his thoughts. he's always been honest and driven about where he wants to get to,

he certainly kept me on my toes for that period. it wasn't just an easy curve for both of us. he has done everything for me in terms of education, making me a better coach. was that from the age of seven? it was more the teenage years, when teenagers become a bit more emotional. he didn't always articulate himself but that is part of being a teenager. we have a very honest relationship, i was honest with him about what he needed to be better at and any good relationship has to be reciprocal. there was the moment when you looked at him and thought he's going to play for england, when was that?

the moment was probably about ten or 15 games into his first team game. i was in the eye of the storm for the best part of a decade. i haven't appreciated how good he was until i stepped away from coaching in day—to—day. i watched him play at st andrews, i watched them play the championship at 16. i thought this boy is different to most. tell us a bit more about him, you have said that he was determined, he was telling you what needed to be done in order to get him where he needed to be, how was he off the pitch? i mean this, he is a wonderful footballer, he's a magnificent footballer, the scary thing is he is 19 years old so he still has growth and development to come. he is a magnificent human being. he is a role model,

notjust for young kids in birmingham, now the nation. he has compassion, he has empathy for people around him, from a human perspective, i don't have enough words to praise him. he keeps in contact with me regularly, he doesn't have to do that, he has said wonderful things about me that i will be grateful for, i think that sums up the measure of the man. i have no doubt that he will go on to do some wonderful things for the country. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said the house of lords is "indefensible" and he would aim to replace it with an elected chamber if his party wins the next election. it is just one of the recommendations that has been presented in a report, carried out by former prime minister gordon brown,

into the uk's future. keir starmer rejected a sticking plaster approach as he unveiled his party is planned to decentralise power away from westminster. he said the report identified 288 future engines of growth, 200 of them outside london. it recommended around 50,000 civil servants be transferred out of london to save £200 million. the government says that so my keir starmer is playing politics while they were focusing on issues like immigration. to secure the irreversible transfer of wealth, income and opportunity that we want to see, we also need an irreversible transfer of power. past devolution settlements, as, tracy has just described, have left the centre of unreformed. so, to ensure the right powers are in the right places, we must first stop the wrong powers being wielded

by the wrong people in the wrong places. and so the new britain needs a new westminster and we need a new whitehall. you are watching bbc news. in his speech, sir keir set out proposals on increased devolution and reforming the house of lords. redistribution is a good thing, but it is not a one—word plan for a fair society or a strong economy. by empowering our towns, cities, regions and nations to work together on local growth plans, labour will reignite our economy. new powers over skills, transport, planning and culture. all helping to drive growth by developing hundreds of clusters let's speak to hannah white,

who's director of the nonpartisan think tank institute for government. what they are saying is radical, how radical do you think it is? it is certainly ambitious, - radical do you think it is? it 3 certainly ambitious, this is one of the most comprehensive proposals we have had from the labour party so far. it remains to be seen how much of it ends up in the labour manifesto ahead of the next election. what is being proposed would require legislation, it would require in the case of the house of lords, for it to agree for itself to be abolished or reformed. it certainly is ambitious. it is making a connection between the constitution of the country, how the country is run and the rules and this question of economic growth which is all politics is focused on given the economic crisis. ii

which is all politics is focused on given the economic crisis. if labour win the next _ given the economic crisis. if labour win the next election _ given the economic crisis. if labour win the next election with - given the economic crisis. if labour win the next election with a - win the next election with a sizeable majority and decide this is what they want, is anything to stop it happening quickly?— it happening quickly? there is nothina it happening quickly? there is nothing to _ it happening quickly? there is nothing to stop _ it happening quickly? there is nothing to stop it _ it happening quickly? there is nothing to stop it happening l it happening quickly? there is| nothing to stop it happening in it happening quickly? there is i nothing to stop it happening in a practical sense, what they will have to deal with is the politics of getting it done. we have had multiple efforts in the past to reform the house of lords which have fallen foul of the politics. if labour want to make the house of lords reform a first—term issue, they will have to give a lot of thought between now and the election as to how they can achieve it. similarly, their proposals for devolution, that will need and lot more explanation and detail. they will need to be a lot more thinking through. the report says that they want to consult on the plans and think through how they can be implemented because there'll be a lot of people with different perspectives on what are being

proposed. perspectives on what are being ro osed. ~ perspectives on what are being --roosed. ~ perspectives on what are being proposed-— proposed. when you say about thinkina proposed. when you say about thinking carefully _ proposed. when you say about thinking carefully about - proposed. when you say about i thinking carefully about achieving get on the house of lords, effectively they would be asking the house of lords to sign their own death warrant, the lords is a different matter.— death warrant, the lords is a different matter. this has always been a sticking _ different matter. this has always been a sticking point _ different matter. this has always been a sticking point with - different matter. this has always been a sticking point with a - different matter. this has always. been a sticking point with a house of lords reform. if it is not a manifesto issue, if they don't specify a commitment to this, it will be extremely difficult to get through. that is, putting it in your manifesto gives it extra weight and makes it harder for the manifesto gives it extra weight and makes it harderfor the lords manifesto gives it extra weight and makes it harder for the lords to oppose. what they will have to focus on is building public support for this sort of issues. the question is whether the public is behind the sorts of reforms. if they want to do some kind of assembly or public engagement with build support for these measures, then that might make it harder for the lords to oppose.

just introducing a bill and hoping the lords will pass it is unlikely to be successful.— sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc england started the date needing eight more wickets, the hosts needed 263 more runs to win. england managed one wicket and for a time it did look like pakistan would reach their target. did look like pakistan would reach theirtarget. england hit did look like pakistan would reach their target. england hit back with ollie robinson taking four wickets and jack leach took the last one as england pulled off an incredible victory. pakistan worked 268 all out. england are one up in the three match series. in the football,

england needed to win but there are some standout performances that have got england fans thinking the unthinkable. a 3—0 victory sets up a match with france in the semifinals. all players who did not start were out training apart from callum wilson who is sitting out as a full precaution. we spoke to an analyst and he was singing the praises of jude bellingham. he and he was singing the praises of jude bellingham.— and he was singing the praises of jude bellingham. he is very much, i'm the man. _ jude bellingham. he is very much, i'm the man, give _ jude bellingham. he is very much, i'm the man, give me _ jude bellingham. he is very much, i'm the man, give me the - jude bellingham. he is very much, i'm the man, give me the ball. - jude bellingham. he is very much, | i'm the man, give me the ball. i've never seen a midfielder win as many balls as he did. the driving force in midfield, it inspires the group. i think whenjordan henderson is watching, they want to get on board

with that. it has such an impact on the side. all we can hope for is that it continues.— the side. all we can hope for is that it continues. one other update. raheem sterling _ that it continues. one other update. raheem sterling is _ that it continues. one other update. raheem sterling is back _ that it continues. one other update. raheem sterling is back in - that it continues. one other update. raheem sterling is back in the - that it continues. one other update. raheem sterling is back in the uk . raheem sterling is back in the uk and is privatising the well—being of his family. that is according to sources close to the player. this follows the news that his house was burgled on saturday night. police discovered a number of items had been stolen. no threat of violence was involved as the items were discovered stolen retrospectively. inquiries are under way and an investigation is ongoing. that's your update. one more piece of news the wales head coach has left and is being replaced by his predecessor. the new coach will be taking charge the six nations in the new year and the six nations in the new year and the rugby world cup in france. there

is more sport stories on the website stop the united nations is warning that haiti is website "on the verge stop is website "on the verge of the abyss' as heavily armed gangs expand their control of the country. a haitian human rights group says armed groups control at least 60% of the capital port au prince, and the surrounding areas. and it warns rape is increasingly being used as a weapon. in the first six months of this year the un has documented 934 killings in the capital, and 680 kidnappings. most of the victims were not directly involved in gangs but were directly targeted by armed groups. violence has escalated since the assassination of the country's sitting president jovenel moise in july of 2021, a crime for which no one has been put on trial in haiti. our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this special report from the haitian capital. and, a warning, her report contains

distressing material. this is gang territory in port au prince, almost as far as the eye can see. but it seems the world isn't looking and the haitian capital has become a gangster�*s paradise. it's morning in a middle class suburb. minutes after a shoot—out, a show of force by the police. but usually it's the gangs who call the shots. there are over 100 armed groups in the city instilling fear and silence. police are still searching the scene here. there's an ak—li7 on the ground and some ammunition. there are also drops of blood. now, this is an armoured car, police say they were tracking it for about two weeks. they say it was being used by a kidnap gang. it's about eight in the morning here and morning and evening

rush hours are peak time for the kidnappers. there was a battle with police officers and the bad guys. one of them died. and we got the vehicle and this is one of the weapons the bad guys had in their hands. do they have many armoured vehicles, the kidnappers? i don't know, there are plenty. i'm sure there are plenty. nearby, the body of an alleged gang member. the police told us, we stopped them today. across town, francois sinclaire has just been patched up at a trauma hospital run by doctors without borders. he saw a gunman holding up two cars in front of his. when he tried to get away, he got a bullet in the arm. have you ever thought that the violence is so bad here that you would like to leave haiti?

10,000 times, he tells me. i can't even call my mum to tell her what happened to me because she's getting older. in the end, the way things are. it's better to leave if you can. claudette is another recent victim of the gangs. she was hit by a stray bullet and lost her leg. i don't know how i'll manage, she says. i can't run and walk the way i used to. she worries she will never marry now. gang warfare often erupts here in broad daylight. why not? gunmen are in league with corrupt politicians and have some

police on the payroll. that's according to human rights campaigners who say the gangs of port au prince have no limits. there are many here with stories that are harrowing to tell and to hear. like this man. his neighbourhood is controlled by a gang whose rivals came on a killing spree. for his safety, we are not naming the area or the armed group involved. i was in the house and i was so scared. i was shaking. i didn't know what to do. they mostly killed young men. my wife took me and hid me under the bed and covered me with piles of clothes.

and my nephew was hiding in the wardrobe. soon, the gunmen were in his house. when his nephew ran from his hiding place, they chased him and killed him. what hurts me the most is that when i was under the bed i couldn't see, but i could hear the men raping my wife. they were raping her and i was under the bed and i could say nothing. crying there are things you would never wish on anyone, he says. his wife is now pregnant and they don't know if he is the father. he tells us haiti has been erased from their hearts. some police here are risking their lives trying

to make the streets safe, but others have actually formed their own gang. and haiti's weak and tainted government is accused of looking the other way as the crisis deepens. the rmt union is due to hold further talks with rail industry leaders today after rejecting a pay offer to prevent strikes in the run—up to christmas. the rail delivery group said staff would get an eight per cent wage rise over two years if they accepted changes to working practices but the rmt warned that would lead to hugejob losses. we can speak to our news correspondent anjana gadgil there are two sets of discussions, one is between the union and the

rail delivery group. which represents the rail companies into gold in the dispute. they made an offer of 8% pay increase and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies until april 202a. it came with changes to working conditions such as repurposing ticket offices and more flexible and sunday working. the rmt said it would reject the offer, they said it would reject the offer, they said it would lead to job losses and a lack ofjob would lead to job losses and a lack of job security. would lead to job losses and a lack ofjob security. they said that you were open to talks as did the rail delivery group. the other discussion is among the rmt executive committee and that is regarding an offer from network rail which employs around half of the staff involved in this industrial action. they have made a 9% offer and some guarantees on redundancies. they said if the strikes are going to be called off, a decision is to be made by the end

of today in order to minimise disruption to passengers. we are waiting for the outcome of both sets of discussions which we are expecting to happen today. as it stands, the strikes are going ahead and will involve about 40,000 rail workers. it is on the 16th and 17th of december and the sixth and 7th of january with the disruption expected in between because trains could be in between because trains could be in the wrong place. this will affect passengers in the run—up to christmas and the hospitality sector has said that it will affect businesses, cafe is, restaurants in its busiest period. the headlines. england will face defending champions france at the world cup quarter finals, after beating senegal 3—0 in their last 16 game. surrey police have confirmed they are investigating a burglary where jewellery and watches were stolen following reports of a break—in at england winger raheem sterling's home. the england player returned home last night. labour is promising

to abolish the house of lords "as quickly as possible" if the party is in government after the next general election. human rights campaigners in haiti have told the bbc that heavily armed gangs control at least sixty per cent of the capital and surrounding areas. no end in sight to the disruption on the railways, as the rmt union rejects the latest offer from the train companies the uk health security agency says that cases of strep a at this time of year are at a six—year high. six children in england and wales have died from the bacterial infection in recent months. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has set out his plans to abolish the house of lords "as quickly as possible" if he wins the next election. a constitutional reform report, led by the former prime minister gordon brown, suggests replacing it with a democratically elected chamber to "defend the constitution". the report also included a raft of recommendations to transfer power away from westminster.

let's get reaction from liz saville roberts, who's plaid cymru's leader in westminster. welcome. what is your reaction to this? , , , welcome. what is your reaction to this? , _ , welcome. what is your reaction to this? , _ ., , this? deeply disappointed for wales. this is a damp _ this? deeply disappointed for wales. this is a damp squib _ this? deeply disappointed for wales. this is a damp squib and _ this? deeply disappointed for wales. this is a damp squib and labour- this? deeply disappointed for wales. this is a damp squib and labour are l this is a damp squib and labour are in power in wales but you look at the offer they put on the table for scotland when you have the snp and power, in all honesty you see labour in all of the snp, so when we get a piecemeal offer, crumbs off the table of power, it is disappointing for wales. 50 table of power, it is disappointing for wales. ., for wales. so where are the disparities _ for wales. so where are the disparities that _ for wales. so where are the disparities that you - for wales. so where are the disparities that you pick - for wales. so where are the disparities that you pick out j disparities that you pick out between what is on offer for scotland and what is on offer for wales? in scotland and what is on offer for wales? , , ., . i. wales? in the first instance, you have to bear _ wales? in the first instance, you have to bear in _ wales? in the first instance, you have to bear in mind _ wales? in the first instance, you have to bear in mind wales - wales? in the first instance, you have to bear in mind wales is i wales? in the first instance, you| have to bear in mind wales is the only place in the world that makes laws but has no control over how the laws but has no control over how the laws are put into power. we have no power over the police or courts or the prison system and what is being offered is probation but welsh labour's own report recommended that

justice as a whole should be devolved to wales and that is not on the table here, so once again where labour are in power, they are not even giving labour the means to manage the poverty, let alone eradicate it, and we need to bear in mind we have the highest rate of male incarceration in western europe, and something needs to be done. our communities are suffering from this and labourjust does not think it matters. you from this and labour 'ust does not think it matters._ think it matters. you think they don't take _ think it matters. you think they don't take plaid _ think it matters. you think they don't take plaid cymru - think it matters. you think they don't take plaid cymru and i think it matters. you think they don't take plaid cymru and the| don't take plaid cymru and the desires of wales as seriously as they take the might of the snp and scotland and what the scottish would want to see? this scotland and what the scottish would want to see?— want to see? this is painfully obvious- _ want to see? this is painfully obvious. since _ want to see? this is painfully obvious. since 1999 - want to see? this is painfully obvious. since 1999 we i want to see? this is painfully obvious. since 1999 we had l want to see? this is painfully. obvious. since 1999 we had an unbalanced model of devolution for different powers in the united kingdom. this is an opportunity for keir starmer to give wales the means to get out of poverty, to give us the tools to fix property for ourselves and this is the only place

where labour is in power. why will they be satisfied with powers being so weak? but it also compares with a house of lords. what we have is empty promises kicked down the lines as keir starmer says to the house of lords, but we've been here before, and as we've seen, it was a constitutional mash up. i(eir and as we've seen, it was a constitutional mash up. keir starmer sa s this constitutional mash up. keir starmer says this was — constitutional mash up. keir starmer says this was a _ constitutional mash up. keir starmer says this was a consultation - constitutional mash up. keir starmer says this was a consultation period i says this was a consultation period and if labour win the next election, thatis and if labour win the next election, that is when the action will happen and we could be two years away from the general election and almost certainly are, so during the period there is time for you to make these arguments? we there is time for you to make these arguments?— arguments? we will, and the fact that probation _ arguments? we will, and the fact that probation has _ arguments? we will, and the fact that probation has to _ arguments? we will, and the fact that probation has to come i arguments? we will, and the fact that probation has to come over. arguments? we will, and the fact| that probation has to come over is self something i've been personally calling for four years since i've been a member of parliament but you look at the other powers and the incarceration early on, those are the powers that are simply not in the powers that are simply not in the hands of welsh government and we

need to be making those arguments, but i'm deeply disappointed in the sense that this is hypocritical on the part of labour. the only place where labour is in power in the uk is wales. the welsh government, run ljy is wales. the welsh government, run by labour commissioned a report into the devolution ofjustice and they support other calls for devolution yet when labour talk about having the means of giving those powers to wales in the proposals they are putting on the table now for two years down the line, they don't listen to where they are in power. where they have a first minister, they disregard him. the where they have a first minister, they disregard him.— they disregard him. the fact that plaid cymru _ they disregard him. the fact that plaid cymru don't _ they disregard him. the fact that plaid cymru don't have _ they disregard him. the fact that plaid cymru don't have the i they disregard him. the fact that plaid cymru don't have the level| they disregard him. the fact that l plaid cymru don't have the level of representation in wales that the snp has in scotland, does that not reflect where opinion is in terms of a desire for greater separation? every time the people of wales have had a say in a referendum or a vote or strengthening the power for wales, they have always backed it

and there is an obvious question here that if people want those powers and they want to democracy in wales that works effectively for their best interests, allowing the labour party to continue their grip on power and effectively labour has represented wales for over a century, and look at the state we are in in terms of poverty. if people are content that labour are still able to send their favoured sons and daughters to elected post in cardiff or london and not serve the people in those constituencies that sent them there, i would beg the question people, who else is driving for those extra powers? who has brought around those changes that his improved answer ability and democracy in wales and that's always been played, react the cutting edge, so i would beg you, consider to lend them your vote and if you want the strengths that scotland evidently has, and if you want to wield the power that scotland can wield in negotiations with labour and the tories, make sure we have come to those negotiations with the strength

that will bring results. liz those negotiations with the strength that will bring results.— that will bring results. liz saville roberts, thank _ that will bring results. liz saville roberts, thank you. _ the parents of a girl who died from strep a say they have been left traumatised by her death. seven—year—old hanna roap from penarth, is one of six children who've died from an invasive form of the infection in recent months. following her death, a multi—agency review has been put in place. with me is dr sarahjarvis is a clinical consultant of patient,info. there are six deaths and parents are concerned but it still that the number of cases are higher than normal, so tell us first of all what people should look out for? the sort of thins people should look out for? the sort of things people _ people should look out for? the sort of things people should _ people should look out for? the sort of things people should look - people should look out for? the sort of things people should look out i people should look out for? the sort of things people should look out for| of things people should look out for the mass majority of children who have strep a will not be that

seriously unwell. it's not that uncommon, because we see a lot of sore throats, but what we would say is if you have a combination of high fever, severe muscle aches, pain in one part of your body and unexplained vomiting or diarrhoea, then you should call nhs111 and seek medical help immediately. one of the other symptoms we look out for is something called scarlet fever which is about three and a half times at the moment more common thanit half times at the moment more common than it normally is. and that tends to start with a sore throat and a fever and feeling or being sick and then between 12 hours or two days later you get a rash like sandpaper. a fine, red rash which often starts on your chest and tummy and it spreads to the rest of your body and it might be harder to see if you have darker skin but you can usually feel that it feels like sandpaper. if you have any of those symptoms or any of the more unusual symptoms of scarlet fever such as a so—called

white coating on your tongue that can peel off and leave you with a red, swollen tongue or swollen glands in your neck, feeling generally unwell, having a flushed face but looking pale and your lips, you should always seek medical help. how are the numbers comparing with normal? we have about three and a half times as many cases of scarlet fever as we normally have at this time of year but as you rightly say, that started off at a low base, so about four and half thousand cases of scarlet fever compared to the 1300 we would normally have over a three—month period. effective group a strep, the worst kind which has resulted in these tragic deaths is about twice as high as it was, but we are talking about tiny figures are normally, for instance, between one—year—old and for—year—old children, it would be about 200,000

over a three—month period or ten week period getting it but here we are talking about one in maybe 40,000 children so it sounds like it's a lot more because we have five times as many children getting it but we are still looking at one in 40,000 children over that 10—week period, having said that, if you are one of those won in 40,000 it's absolutely crucial to get the help early and try and avoid it happening. the father of hanna, and they described how she deteriorated very quickly, has been speaking about the family's trauma. he said she was prescribed steroids in my gut instinct was if that she'd had antibiotics, she would have been 0k antibiotics, she would have been ok but i'm not a medical professional so i took what the gp said. what is your view on antibiotics and gps in

terms of prescribing antibiotics, has the trend change? , so if resistance is low to infections now, does it need to be rethought a bit? obviously i can't comment on the individual case. we've seen with sore throats and the symptoms we are looking at were a combination of high fever, sore throat without cough and swollen glands and wipe us on the back of the tonsils and the advice we had was if you had at least three of those symptoms and antibiotics where appropriate and if you did not have three of those symptoms and you should be adopting a wait—and—see policy. we now have guidance that

anybody who presents with potential symptoms of scarlet fever and it can be and before the rash appears sore throat and fever would be the same as with tonsillitis and we should be and clearly it's important to take the antibiotics if you feel better and in the longer term and we need to weigh up giving antibiotics to prevent tiny numbers of deaths and obviously one death is too many, but if we are having to give hundreds of thousands of prescriptions of antibiotics to prevent three or four deaths, when giving the antibiotics might cause thousands of deaths because of antimicrobial resistance, there is always a balancing act. doctor sarah jarvis, there is always a balancing act. doctor sarahjarvis, thank there is always a balancing act. doctor sarah jarvis, thank you. schools across the uk

are facing difficult decisions as they battle the cost of living crisis, including rising heating bills and staff costs. in addition to this, the head teacher's union has told the bbc that the poorest and most vulnerable families are increasingly turning to schools for support. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a primary school in wigan which is using inventive ways to help families in the run—up to christmas. holly, tell me about the fabulous work you're doing. as the cost of living crisis deepens, there's increasing pressure on school funds. this is westley methodist primary school in wigan. head teacher mrs mcgregor is worried about the future of the school if things continue the way they are. we've seen our energy bills at the moment increasing by up to 50%. we've put in the budget for this year about £40,000 to cover the cost of gas and electric. we're heating the schooljust enough to keep us all warm. but then, you know, we've got to be

really, really careful. currently, we're seeing an increase to teachers pay and support staff salaries. we're looking at spending over £1,000,000 on staffing this year, which is phenomenal. for these two trips, the one where we need and contribute the most. at least once a day. mrs. mcgregor checks in with the school's finance manager. paper has gone from 199 to 319 a ream. we do need a magic wand in this place at the moment, like we're stuck. in the kitchen, the cost of putting school dinners on plates is rising. we're trying to let the plants as full as we can so that at least we know that these kids have got one decent meal. dinner lady, lorna is already thinking about the school christmas lunch. are they going to have a christmas dinner this year? because we don't know what the first thing when they go on, look, that we can do it here and we can give them that experience.

we've got crackers coming in, we decorate the tables and make it really joyful. for pupils too, the cost of living crisis weighs heavy on their minds. when you cold, you usually get like a jumper on or something instead of turning on the heat and because it'sjust got too expensive. my mum said, like this year, father christmas can't get as much as things like you did last year. we see children coming in and they are worried about the cost of living. they are worried about everything going up in price. they see the stress that the parents are under. you see it very much in outbursts of emotion that theyjust can't put words to. the government says it will invest an additional £2.3 billion per year in schools in england. but many headteachers fear that with prices continuing to rise, it might not be enough. it feels relentless. there will come a point where we think, actually, there's no more we can do, though, until we start to get more support and more funding. the trial of ten men accused of playing a role in terror attacks in brussels that killed 32

people begins today. the bombings that happened in 2016 are considered belgium's worst peacetime atrocity. our europe correspondent, nick beake, has been finding out how two people who both lost their partners in the attack have become united through their grief. "there's been an attack on the metro." and just as soon as i heard that, it was, you know, you can feel the bottom just fall out of your world. it's six years now since terror shattered charlotte's life. she and her partner david had made brussels home, and it's where they were bringing up their son, henry. three days after the suicide bombings on the city, a belgian police social worker rang her. it was dark. i was walking the dog around the streets. and she told me that david wasn't one of the living, and i had to prepare for the worst. but it was a phone call? it was a phone call, yeah, to say, basically, your partner is dead.

david was the only british victim, one of 16 people murdered on the metro. an hour earlier, 16 others had been killed at the main airport. charlotte channelled her grief into campaigning for victims of terror, and wants to travel from the uk to the brussels trial to make a statement. i think having david appear in that court, and being able to draw a picture of david, by someone who really loved him, it will give me some peace, because in this process he's basically a victim, a person, a list of injuries, of fatal injuries, a place where he was found. she was like an angel. she was beautiful. and when we talk about love, lubna talk. lubna was mohammed's wife. he said he wanted to create a jihad

of love after she was murdered in the attacks. his home is still in the molenbeek area, where some of the accused lived and were sheltered. translation: i sincerely hope the terrorists will take - the path of redemption, because for me to condemn them as they are, with the same ideas in their heads, that would be a failure for all of us. i am terrified about what the trial will bring. it could do us so much damage, because it would throw us back into the biggest crisis of our lives. so, i will stay away. charlotte will be there, though, with a message. they destroyed some of us. but we come together and we're stronger, and that's why they won't win. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. the world health organisation says there's a risk the covid virus could surge in china as beijing

relaxes restrictions, because the level of immunity is relatively low, especially among older people. the who also says there is a danger of new variants emerging. well, a little earlier my colleague nuala mc govern spoke to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell about the government's change of covid policy. well, this is going to sound a little dramatic, but i think zero—covid is over in china. now, when i say it's over, i don't mean that there are no restrictions here. there will still be covid restrictions for many months to go, maybe even half a year. but the government's stated goal of reducing every outbreak back to zero new infections, they seem to have dumped it. why do i say that? because just look at beijing. cases aren't really coming down here. they are the same as they have been. and yet from today no pcr tests required to use public transport. in some cases, people are being allowed to isolate at home

when they catch the coronavirus instead of having to go to these centralised quarantine facilities. and there are changes like this going on right across the country. i'lljust run through a few of them. zhejiang province, no regular testing any more except for certain cases like going into hospitals. shandong province, no checks for buying cough medicine or highway entrance. henan province, no checks required for entering compounds or public transport. measures like this in shanghai, wuhan, chongqing, yangzhou, xinjiang, tianjin, chengdu, and all of this has come after those protests which we saw across the country with people demanding an end to zero covid. people want their old lives back. now, the government isn't going to come out and announce, sorry, we were kind of wrong to hang on to this for so long. instead, what it seems like is it will sort of step this down and gradually open up. well, it's a long way to go yet.

and it could mean there are still to be lockdowns in the future, or measures can be reintroduced, but this idea that you can or even should stamp out every outbreak, reducing it to zero, that seems to have gone. let's return now to the world cup; the england manager, gareth southgate, says his team's upcoming quater final match at the men's football world cup against france is their "acid test". fans have been celebrating at venues across england following last night's 3—0 victory against senegal. there are flashing images in this report by tim muffett. prayers and pints on the sabbath. and a feeling at the camden beer hall in north london that this could be a super sunday. i think we'll win 2—0. i think it's going to be 2—1 to england. i think 4—0 england. i'm hoping it's a big win from england today. penistone church football club in barnsley was packed. local lad john stones played

here as a schoolboy. tom knew him, and is now a coach. i'm nervous, i'm excited, but i think we'll do all right. for the first half hour, talk of an easy england win seemed a little misplaced. senegal having several chances. but, after 38 minutes, jordan henderson struck and england erupted. cheering. this was the halo nightclub in bournemouth... cheering. the boxpark in wembley... cheering. the stack in seaburn in sunderland. cheering.

i didn't see that coming. i thinkjordan henderson is the best player on the planet. ilove him. you can see the clue on the back of your shirt. proof's in the pudding. and just before half time, harry kane made it two. cheering. i'm an arsenalfan, but i think that's the first time i don't mind harry kane scoring a goal. well done jude bellingham, that goal. all about jude bellingham. when bukayo saka scored the third in the second half, fans really could relax. unbelievable goal. i love saka. so pleased for him to score. buzzing, absolutely buzzing. so a world cup quarter final against france awaits. now tonight's been a big night for the england team, forfans, and for bars and pubs showing the match. saturday looks set to be huge.

we played well. excitement�*s already building in bournemouth. it's coming home at the end of the day. it's coming home. the whole nation knows it. we're going to win it. honestly, semi—final, final winners. it's how it should be. is it coming home? it's coming home. # football's coming home.# in sunderland and across england, many agree. tim muffett, bbc news. what's thought to be the world's oldest living [and animal is celebrating a major birthday this week — his 190th! jonathan, the seychelles giant tortoise, is now blind, and has no sense of smell, but his carers say he still seems to enjoy eating and sleeping. gail maclellan reports. what these little eyes could have seen over the years. the rise and fall of empires,

kings and queens, world wars. jonathan lives on st helena and at approximately 190, hejust missed meeting napoleon by a few years. he was here when there were fortresses of war here. in fact, he was five when queen victoria ascended to the throne. he is believed to be the oldest living [and animal, and the oldest tortoise, ever. he's a seychelles giant tortoise and is enjoying a comfortable retirement in the official residence of the governor of the island. his birthday is being marked with parties and the issue of a special stamp. he might be slowing down a little, though how can you tell? and a lot of the food he eats seems somehow to miss his mouth. i think his favourite is probably banana and guayabo. that's guava, but we call them guayabos here. but he tends to make a big mess when he eats those, but he really likes them.

unlike most 190—year—olds, he has a girlfriend. her name is emma and she is young enough to be his great, great, great, great granddaughter. island authorities have already made plans for his eventual demise. his shell will be preserved for posterity. gail maclellan, bbc news. in a moment, the bbc news at one with reeta chakrabarti, but now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. i think many have noticed the change in season. it's been chilly over the weekend but it will get colder still this week with snow a real risk, especially in the north, but widespread sharp frosts across the uk because we are being flooded by this cold northerly, this arctic wind across all parts in the next few days so cold by day and night and temperatures are low anyway but we've avoided a lot of frost because of the blanket of

cloud and it is still out there with scattered showers in central and eastern areas and one or two for the eastern areas and one or two for the east of northern ireland on one or two along the southern coast and temperature is already a bit below where they should be for the time of year. overnight the wind direction changes slightly to a northerly and it was as the showers from the south coast and clears the sky is a little more, so the frost will be more widespread as we go into tuesday morning with temperatures widely below freezing in rural parts but more so as we get to wednesday morning with a really harsh frost on thursday and friday mornings, so there will be ice on the cars first thing in the morning and maybe slip the patches where we had the showers and the showers are going to be with us on tuesday and for most of us despite the cold start it will be bright with sunshine and there will be a scattering of showers running out of the irish sea and progressively they will turn to snow on the northern isles later in the days so it will be a cold day tomorrow and again the bitterly cold

start on wednesday morning with a lot of sunshine following but for scotland already the met office have issued a warning of significant and likely disruptive snowfall with five or ten centimetres over the hills and drifting in the strong winds but even lower levels have a covering so that will be the first significant snow and there will be one or two wintry showers filtering into other areas and it will feel a lot colder than the temperatures on the thermometer so feeling sub freezing for many of us. thursday has a fly in the ointment a weather system and exactly where it will bring with a re—went —— wintry weather and at the moment we will see showers and eastern areas and potentially in the west and because it's so cold the likelihood is we will see the showers and they will be a wintry flavour. stay tuned. warnings online.

today at1:00pm, excitement mounts as england prepare for their world cup quarterfinal against france on saturday. an impressive 3—0 score against senegal put them into the last eight, but facing france will be a stern test. can you imagine if england beat france? that message that that's going to send, not only to everybody else at this tournament, but to themselves as individuals, to beat themselves as individuals, to beat the former world champions, then confidence will go through the roof. after raheem sterling left the squad in qatar last night to be with his family in the uk, police in surrey confirm a burglary at his home, where valuables were taken, but there were no threats of violence.

also on the programme... labour sets out its plans for devolution if it wins