this room is the birthplace of that system. you felt you were bringing them home safely, you know? 'first radar reports tend toward the probability l of the targets being fighter. airfields south—east and east of london.�* memories of wartime britain and her late husband, anne is living history. he would have been very proud of me, i'm sure. i'm sure he's looking down from heaven and saying, "well done, anne—marie!" as the years go by, so the number of people who lived through world war two dwindles. assuming not all medals take 70 years to be claimed, it's thought anne—marie's could be one of the last from that war to be given. cheryl dennis, bbc news, raf northolt. a remarkable

woman who is 99 today, so happy birthday. woman who is 99 today, so happy birthda . ., , ., , birthday. sarah keith-lucas has the weather. another _ birthday. sarah keith-lucas has the weather. another very _ birthday. sarah keith-lucas has the weather. another very cold - birthday. sarah keith-lucas has the weather. another very cold day, - birthday. sarah keith-lucas has the. weather. another very cold day, very sharp frost this morning, temperatures as low as —9, everywhere looking just that bit more beautiful with a sprinkling of glittering frost. that'll be the picture over the next few days, sharp frosts overnight, snow across the north of scotland already today and wintry showers over irish sea coast, northern ireland, isle of man into north wales. they will continue for the rest of the day, particularly into the west pennines. lots of dry weather, cloud in the south breaking up and feeling cold with temperatures typically three or four above freezing. this evening and overnight clear skies for many areas, freezing fog develops towards the east, icy conditions in the west where showers fall on very low ground, —— very cold ground. it could be ten or 15 centimetres over

higher ground. temperatures down to about —6, bitterly cold, it will be about —6, bitterly cold, it will be a very cold start to the weekend with a sharp frost, icy stretches and lingering freezing fog for some others, particularly towards these. a foggy start for east anglia towards the vale of york, some of that slow to clear. showers still continue around some irish sea coast, exmoorand bodmin continue around some irish sea coast, exmoor and bodmin could see some centimetres of snow, temperatures will struggle again between freezing to perhaps six or seven in the mildest spots. rain for the coast of eastern scotland but more snow inland. through the weekend we have an area of low pressure across the uk but it is slack, it is not moving through quickly and it is sitting on top of cold arctic air with us at the moment. it has the potential to be disrupted through sunday and sunday

night. this rain potentially turns to sleet and snow as it moves inland, we are still firming up on the details. further north across england and wales, a lingering, freezing fog, temperatures struggling to get above freezing, a bit more sunshine likely across northern areas. looking up sunday and the week ahead, temperatures stay pretty much below—average for the time of year, only a few degrees above freezing for many others. if you want to check out the potential for snow in your local area, a good place to head there for the probabilities is the bbc weather app. that's is the bbc weather app. all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. the world cup quarterfinals begin today, with brazil taking on croatia

and argentina coming up against the netherlands later. brazil are tournament favourites and are looking to win their sixth world cup. and they'll have to come through an encounter this afternoon against the surprise 2018 finalists croatia. neymar was back from injury and back scoring in their last 16 comfortable win over south korea. while croatia came through penalties againstjapan to get here. kick off three o'clock. and a lot of people are wondering if it'll be a south american semifinal if both brazil and argentina progress. they take on the netherlands in the seven o'clock kick off — could it be the last time we see argentina's lionel messi on the biggest international stage? he carries the hopes of his nation on his shoulders as he aims to land a title which has so far eluded him.

you can follow both games on the bbc tv. meanwhile the build—up for england is on. their last training session was taking place at the team's base in al wakhra in the last hour. manager gareth southgate is aiming to take the team to the semi—finals for the second world cup in a row, but of course, standing in their way are the reigning champions, france. southgate though has been planning for this moment for some time. we are looking at all of the patent of how they play, the individuals within the team, are the specifics that need to be highlighted because as much as we might highlight mbappe we have to pay due attention to olivier giroud and how he gets his goals and antoine grisman has played over 70 consecutive games for france, he is a phenomenal player, so if we don't go into the detail and specifics for those particular players in a game at this level we

are not doing our due diligence. well, this morning france have been speaking to the media — with coach didier deschamps saying england have no weaknesses and captain hugo lloris saying that this england team are now full of experience in tournament football. if you look at the english squad, they were semifinalists at the world cup, runner—up in the last euros, and there is real progression and i believe this team is getting mature and ready to compete for trophies. they were a bit unlucky at the last euros. they were very close but they are here to win. average attendances in the women's super league have increased by 200% after england won the euros in the summer. crowds attending the women's championship are also up by 85%, according to kelly simmons, the director of the women's professional game. the wsl record of 47,367 was set

at arsenal's game against tottenham at emirates stadium in september. this weekend the ethiad hosts the manchester derby. to the cricket now — pakistan debutant abrar ahmed starred on day one of the second test against england in multan. he took seven wickets to dismiss england for 281. ahmed finished with 7—114 — the second—best debut by a pakistan bowler. ben duckett and ollie pope led the scoring for england, the only two to get past 50. then in reply captain babar azam made 50 off 57 balls — the hosts are 107—2 — at close of play — so they trail england by 174 with eight wickets remaining. england are on their first tour of pakistan since 2005, lead the three—match series 1—0. that's all the sport for now.

good afternoon, you're still watching bbc news, i amjane hill. a few stories making the news here this lunchtime. the prime minister rishi sunak has been speaking to broadcasters this morning on a visit to raf coningsby in lincolnshire. he was primarily there in connection with the deal between the uk, italy and japan to jointly develop a next generation fighter jet by 2035. but mr sunak also addressed other issues. let's listen to what he had to say. it's great to be here at raf coningsby in lincolnshire, and we are making an incredibly important announcement today. we are one of the few countries in the world that has the capability to build technologically advanced fighter aircraft and that's important, because it means we can keep the country safe from the new threats we face and it also adds billions to our economy and supports tens of thousands

ofjobs across the country but is also good for our international reputation and today's example, today we are partnering with italy and japan, two of our closest allies, to build this next generation of aircraft that will keep our country safe and it's something we can all be very proud of. we know there are some military personnel who are on standby to possibly have their christmas leave cancelled to help with strike action. aside from calling on soldiers, is there anything you can do at this late stage to head off strike disruption, or do people, in honesty, need to start making alternative plans for christmas right now? the government is always going to try and act fairly and reasonably which is why we accepted in full the recommendation of the independent bodies that advise the government on the appropriate levels of pay in the public sector. but what i'm not going to do is ask ordinary families up and down the country to pay an extra thousand pounds per year to meet the pay demands of the union bosses. that wouldn't be right

and it wouldn't be fair. what i am going to do is make sure i minimise disruption to people's lives and make sure we protect lives, and that is what we are working on right now, with resilience and contingency plans but also looking at tough new laws that will help us do that, but you are right. we are here at an raf base today and i have the opportunity to say thank you to some of our armed forces personnel because many of them will miss christmas to help us deal with the disruption from strikes, whether that is manning border posts or driving ambulances and we all owe them an enormous debt of gratitude. you mention the new laws you spoke about in the commons, to quote, protect the lives and livelihoods of the british public against strike action. what new laws? do you have any detail or timing? we are looking at everything right now at pace but my priority will be to protect lives and minimise disruption on people's lives. so the government are trying it's best to act reasonably which is why we accepted

in full the recommendations of independent bodies who make recommendations to the government about pay settlements in the public sector and often those pay settlements have been higher than what many people in the private sector are receiving but the government accepted them in full, to be reasonable and fair, but it's right now that we also look to minimise disruption on people's lives which is why we are looking at tough new laws. say you are looking at everything. what are we talking about? it was widely briefed that you could be looking at emergency workers being banned from strike action. yes or no, is that on the table? i won't get into the detail because we are looking at all options but my priority is to be reasonable and that is what we will continue to do but also make sure we can protect lives and minimise disruption to people's lives. that is my focus and that is what we will work on doing. last thing. the new banking rules have been unveiled today to cut red tape introduced after the financial crisis in 2008 and there are people out there who will say this is a prime minister who used

to work for investment banks now making life easier for investment banks. are you being reckless? the uk has and always has had a robust set of regulations for the financial services sector and it's important to do but it's important to make sure the industry is competitive. there are i million people employed in financial services, notjust in london and the city but spread across the country, edinburgh, belfast, leeds, bournemouth and we want to continue creating jobs across the uk, today's reforms will be in the industry remains competitive and we can create more jobs but this will always be a safe place where consumers will be protected. we will have continuing coverage of those changes to financial regulation. let's take a look now at the stories that are making the news across the uk.

ten former servicemen, including two from greater manchester have re—enacted a legendary world war two commando raid in france. "operation frankton" took place 80 years ago — and included marines from the north—west. known as the cockleshell heroes, they approached the french coast in a submarine, and then kayaked 12 miles up river to bordeaux where they attached limpet mines to german ships. the event was organised by lawrence moore from stockport to highlight the mental health issues faced by veterans. suzanne hailey reports. 80 years on and history is being recreated. even with modern equipment, the conditions are tough. walking through thick mud just to launch the kayaks. it was like this in 1942, but then, there was no support,

no warm clothing, no hot food and the temperature was minus five. these former servicemen have spent four days paddling 95 kilometres into central bordeaux, retracing the steps of the commandoes that came before them. in the original mission, only two men survived. the reason we were successful and we won world war ii, we just had brilliant blokes, didn't we, who were willing to put themselves through these hardships for the greater good. you know, they pretty much knew they weren't going to come back to their family and friends and they did it anyway and it is admirable, isn't it? the expedition has also raised money for three military charities, which many of the team have personal reasons for supporting. i'd been in afghanistan and iraq and i suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder, so that ended my career quite early. so, i had a bit of a difficult transition to civilian life and it was some of the military charities who we are now raising money for that i am now able to give back to.

after four days on the water, the team from cockleshell 22 arrive in bordeaux. well, it's 95 kilometres that we have completed over the last four days and what an honour it is to be able to be here today on the 80th anniversary of operation frankton to commemorate the bravery of those men 80 years ago. this is a tribute to those, who set the standard for all commandoes that followed, the men who risked and gave their lives and who are still revered today. a sikh charity which provides free hot meals says it's seeing a huge increase in demand because of the cost of living crisis. guru naan—nook�*s mission provides free hot meals to more than 150 vulnerable people in nottingham city centre twice a week. and because of the rise in demand, organisers say they need more volunteers. emma snow's been to see the work they do.

meal prepping is in full swing at the gurdwara sikh temple, in lenton. at 5:30pm on a monday and thursday, volunteers cook a variety of nutritious, vegetarian meals to give out in nottingham city centre. the whole mission started eight or nine years back, and guru nanak was one of ourfirst gurus. and guru nanak�*s values and principles were based on helping people if you are in a position to help. just to be a good human, really. they are one of the biggest food providers in nottingham, serving around 200 hot meals to people every week. after the food has been cooked, the volunteers travel from lenton to nottingham city centre and they come to the same spot every time so vulnerable people in the city know where to find them. it might be the only hot meal some people have all week. we have some regular service users that have been coming for five or six years, who come because it's an extra

hot meal in their week that they can't afford to cook. we have some families come with kids sometimes, which is quite upsetting, really, but theyjust really appreciate the food. we have some of the homeless come down from the shelters to pick up a hot meal. ali, which isn't his real name, now volunteers for the charity after being a service user. would you say the charity has changed your life? definitely, definitely. i've met amazing people. and before that, during covid, like lots of people, i was struggling mentally a bit and i met these amazing people. they supported me so much. and in order to continue to supporting people like ali, the charity needs more volunteers to meet the increasing demand due to the cost of living crisis. nothing says christmas like a nativity scene — and there's one in cornwall that takes some beating. it's been thatched by members of the same two farming families every year since it was first created in 1960.

johnny o'shea's been to see it at truro cathedral. # hark the herald angels sing...# the thatching of the crib in truro cathedral is a tradition that goes back 62 years. each year, the vergers spend two days assembling the base and the inn and the stable that sits on top before, on the final wednesday in november, representatives from two families come together to carry out their annual task. # joyful all ye nations rise...# i was 17 when i started. i've had two knees replaced, i don't climb ladders any more. it it's an evening i wouldn't miss for all the tea in china, as they say. it starts the christmas season, really. the other man involved that first year was richard williams.

he is no longer with us, but his sons and grandson are keeping the tradition in the family. dad started it withjohn, 1960, so it's great to be able to carry that on. we've been coming ever since we were, well, - almost since we were born. the crib has been added to over the years, and while the innkeeper is in there now with just a cow and a donkey, this will change as the christmas story develops. the other characters are kept in a cabinet around the corner, but the three kings, the angel gabriel and mary and joseph will enter the stable when their time comes, before the babyjesus takes his place during midnight mass on christmas eve. johnny o'shea, truro cathedral, bbc spotlight. the american actress salma blair became a household name after starring in box—office hits such as cruel intentions,

legally blonde and hellboy. after years of suffering from fatigue and speech disturbances, she was finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018. salma blair has been named one of the bbc 100 women for 2022; and in this exclusive interview, she tells sophie long how the disease halted her acting career — and she explained her reaction when she was given the diagnosis. when the doctor told me the night of the mri that i had ms, i cried. what i had had a name, and it was an amazing comforting feeling, even though i don't wish disease on anyone, but it was a huge comforting feeling to know there was a whole community of chronic illness, or ms. so i did not at all feel like, this is the end of the world for me. i felt this was the beginning for me of understanding, and that there would be some healing coming soon. you know, i do have a dog as a partner that can

help me with a lot of, like, the counterbalance, or just for balance. i have my son. i have a cane. i have an alinker bike, if i want to take a long walk. i have all these little aids to help with my balance issues. what impact do you think ms has had on your career? i know that my own ms took my career down. i had to stop working. disability was affecting me and taking me out of the workforce. and when i talked about it, there was so much support, but i never got a job again. and i'm not bitter about that. i don't know how much i've said, "oh, my god, i'm willing", and i do want to go back to work. how would you describe hollywood and the entertainment industry's relationship with people who have challenges like the ones that you are experiencing? there are so many incredible stories and people and things that need to catch up and need to represent, so i'm really happy to be just a visible ally. some people might see me as someone with a disability, some people might not, and that's not for me to judge. that's for whoever wants,

you know, whatever encouragement i might offer. my mother... your memoir — again, super candid. you had dependency on alcohol, you got drunk at a very early age. just tell us a little bit about that and how that sculpted your life, really. i wanted to write a book for the little selmas out there that are afraid. let's take away the stigma out of notjust, you know, saying, like, you have to say you're fine all the time, because saying "i'm fine" all the time is what made me drink in a bathroom, you know, at the age of nine, until i'd pass out. if there were any conversation that people could start having with each other over the great shames of their life, the things they felt they got themselves into and had to keep to themselves, and that shame kept creating unhealthy habits, then that was the least i could do.

much more from the 100 women series on the special section on our website. you can find interviews and features — and this series about the rise of the virtual k—pop princess. just head to bbc.co.uk a new exhibition has opened at the horniman museum in london — to commemorate and celebrate black kenyans, whose contribution to archaeology was deliberately omitted from records and archives during the colonial era. the museum has received recognition for not being shy in asking itself some hard questions about its dark legacy during british imperialism. nyasha michelle went along for a preview. music plays

the faces and names of the kenyans that colonialism tried to wipe from the records. these are never before seen images of archaeologists and excavators who contributed their expertise to excavations in kenya. their names were excised and names attributed to european bosses. but an exhibition here at the horniman museum in london is seeking to celebrate the kenyans who stand amongst others in this picture who contributed to archaeology in the east african nation. my mother told me that my grandfather was an excavator and when i tried to find anything about his work i could not find anything about it. he died a long time ago.

so i went to kenya and i went to the places where he excavated and still could not find him. he was only in the minds of old men who had retired and were telling me about his story. so when i went to fortjesus, one of the monuments he excavated, i noticed that there was only one name, a european name. granddad was nowhere to be found and neither were any other african heritage professionals. kenyans that worked on these excavations have a lot of local knowledge and they brought a lot of expertise and the fact that they lived around these sites and had family members who had lived around those sites for generations, so when archaeologists came from europe to excavate they employed these teams for their expertise but did not include them in the writings and the research papers, they were not included in any awards or accolades so they were very much instrumental. that is why it is important for me

to make sure their names are put back and they get the acknowledgement they deserve. the horniman museum has partnered with the national museums of kenya who also opened their own exact vision. it is a fantastic idea to have this exhibition in the very place. the hope is that this exhibition will bring visibility and recognition of the kenyan archaeologists and the valuable contribution to the country's history. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. we had temperatures as low as —9 and

it has been warming up very slowly with that cold air mass in place. this was the scene in cumbria early on in the day. we had missed and fog patches and sharp frost. through the list of today a lot of dry weather. by list of today a lot of dry weather. by around six this evening does now lingering across northern and eastern scotland and some around irish seekers. some really slippery conditions on saturday. you can see from the blue ruby cloud might but we are expecting temperatures as low as minus six in a few spots. sharp frost but also lingering distant fault. through the course of the weekend it will stay cold, further icy stretches lingering freezing fog for many of us in some snow showers

in the forecast. this is how saturday to shaping up. more snow to come across northern and eastern scotland. falling as rain and wintry showers for northern ireland and into wales and the south—west of england. mostly rank near the coast but they could be some snow once a move inland. temperatures for many of us struggling around three or four. some prices below freezing all day particularly when receiving grey mist and fog for the likes of east anglia up yorkshire. into the weekend low pressure developing. it is not moving through quickly. still the cold air mass right across the uk. there is a chance we could see some rain increasingly turning to sleet and snow across parts of south—east england later in the day, potentially towards london. elsewhere a lot of dry weather, lingering freezing fog. temperatures will struggle. only one or two for

many of us. some sunshine for the likes of northern ireland and western scotland where it looks a little drier than of late but having a look through the course of next week staying very cold with temperatures well below average for the time of year. expect further snow flurries and iciness. bye—bye.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines... millions of people start to receive £25 cold weather payments, which is welcomed by the national energy action group — as the met office issues several, severe weather warnings. well, it is a welcome amount as people might remember that universal credit was reduced by a broadly equivalent figure. but it hasn't increased for over a decade now. the chancellor insists his plans to shake up the regulation of the uk's financial sector do not mean he's forgotten the lessons of the 2008 financial crash. the american basketball star brittney griner arrives back in the us after a controversial prisoner swap.