into the south—east, something to keep an eye on. it will be a cold day, temperaturesjust a keep an eye on. it will be a cold day, temperatures just a few degrees above freezing. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six pm, a little shorter than usual to and this is why, brazil one of the world cup favourites have been dramatically knocked out of the world cup by croatia in another major upset in the tournament. they lost after the match went to penalties. our sports editor dan roan is in qatar on a day of high drama and shock. brazil had come into this quarterfinal against croatia in scintillating form. therefore— one thrashing of south korea in the previous round reinforcing their status as pretournament favourites —— there for— one thrashing. croatia had other ideas come as nesta mcgregor now reports. passion and

controlling the tempo, what brazilian fans and body off the field, the team displays on it, and if so far croatia have quietly gone about their business, well, they've started to find their voice as well. with both teams adopting a cautious approach, it wasn't until the second half that brazil threatened to break the deadlock. each time dominik livakovic stood firm. his reaction is razor-sharp. _ livakovic stood firm. his reaction is razor-sharp. brazil— livakovic stood firm. his reaction is razor-sharp. brazil frustrated, | is razor-sharp. brazil frustrated, croatia finalists _ is razor-sharp. brazil frustrated, croatia finalists four _ is razor-sharp. brazil frustrated, croatia finalists four years - is razor-sharp. brazil frustrated, croatia finalists four years ago . is razor-sharp. brazil frustrated, l croatia finalists four years ago had forced extra time. a closely contested game. 30 minutes from penalties and unless someone could provide a moment of magic. step forward neymar.— provide a moment of magic. step forward neymar. that's what we've been waiting _ forward neymar. that's what we've been waiting for! _ forward neymar. that's what we've been waiting for! a _ forward neymar. that's what we've been waiting for! a goal— forward neymar. that's what we've been waiting for! a goal which - forward neymar. that's what we've | been waiting for! a goal which drew him level with _ been waiting for! a goal which drew him level with pele _ been waiting for! a goal which drew him level with pele as _ been waiting for! a goal which drew him level with pele as brazil's - him level with pele as brazil's all—time scorer and had his team with one foot in the semifinal. but croatia had other ideas. �*i=�*i! and croatia had other ideas. 1-1! and when croatia had other ideas. hi and when mislav 0rsic scored. croatia had other ideas. 1-1! and when mislav 0rsic scored. he's l croatia had other ideas. 1-1! and -

when mislav 0rsic scored. he's taken croatia to the — when mislav 0rsic scored. he's taken croatia to the brink. _ when mislav 0rsic scored. he's taken croatia to the brink. marquinhos - when mislav 0rsic scored. he's taken croatia to the brink. marquinhos had| croatia to the brink. marquinhos had to do the same. _ croatia to the brink. marquinhos had to do the same. the _ croatia to the brink. marquinhos had to do the same. the brazilian - croatia to the brink. marquinhos had to do the same. the brazilian beat l to do the same. the brazilian beat the keeper but not the post. find to do the same. the brazilian beat the keeper but not the post. and he hasn't done — the keeper but not the post. and he hasn't done it! _ the keeper but not the post. and he hasn't done it! croatia _ the keeper but not the post. and he hasn't done it! croatia through - the keeper but not the post. and he hasn't done it! croatia through to i hasn't done it! croatia through to the semifinals _ hasn't done it! croatia through to the semifinals of— hasn't done it! croatia through to the semifinals of the _ hasn't done it! croatia through to the semifinals of the world - hasn't done it! croatia through to the semifinals of the world cup. | hasn't done it! croatia through to l the semifinals of the world cup. so this tournament continues to provide extraordinary excitement. the favourites have been foiled, brazil inconsolable, croatia country with a population fraction of brazil, just 4 million, once again proving the doubters wrong, very reminiscent of the course of four years ago in russia when they made it all the way through to the final, two penalty shoot—out on that occasion, showing extraordinary determination here this evening. and they will play, we now know, either argentina or the netherlands who played the second quarterfinal later on this evening in the next round. now, england, they have made huge strides, haven't they, in recent years. but this match against france in their

quarterfinal tomorrow evening feels very special. manager gareth southgate bidding to become the first coach to lead england into two semifinals at the world cup. england have become a revitalised force under gareth southgate. the underachievement that defined them confined to the past. them consigned to the past. commentator: england win | a world cup penalty shoot-out! but having breathed new life into the side, now comes perhaps the greatest challenge of the manager's tenure, masterminding what would be england's first ever win against defending champions of a world cup. i think there's always been a level of respect for england, but i think we've got credibility now. it's a special night. you're imagining a saturday night, everybody at home, playing the world champions, england—france anyway, the history of the two countries and the sporting history as well, there is so much on it. they are brilliant nights to be a part of. unbeaten and high on confidence, england have looked

like genuine contenders here. hammered home! and today another boost, raheem sterling welcomed back afterflying home amid a burglary drama, as southgate boasted a fully fit squad. possessing the talents of star forward kylian mbappe, france are bidding to become the first team in 60 years to retain the trophy, but their captain admits he's been impressed with their opponent's progress. i believe that this team is getting mature and ready to compete for trophies, no? and we have to make sure that we will be ready to challenge england on saturday because it's going to be a big battle. england have been here at their beachfront hotel al in wakrah for three and a half weeks now. but they now know that if they are to extend their stay here any further, then they are going to have to do what only three other england teams have achieved in history, win a quarter—final in the world cup.

this a defining moment for gareth southgate and his side. the omens are good. england winning both previous world cup encounters with france, the most recent a0 years ago. commentator: and it's there, bryan robson! - i remember coming home from school, i was a big fan of bryan robson, and he scored after 27 seconds. and that game, the two goals he scored in particular, sort of caused me to fall in love with england football and england in world cups for definite. but do france hold the trump card here? with this world cup enhancing mbappe's status as arguably the best player on the planet, their fans believe so. as long as we can get the ball to him, i think england, we can overcome england 2—1. you should be worried no matter who you are facing because it's a knockout stage but i feel like they are more confident, especially kylian, he's been very confident this world cup and he'll keep performing. he's a dangerous player but you've got them all, haven't you? - we've got to beat the best to be the best. i so you know, bring us neymar, . bring us messi, doesn't phase us. but if england are to get through, they're going to have to find a way

of stopping the tournament's leading goal—scorer, and that is a daunting task. there is this sense here that if england can stop mbappe then they can stop france too, but i think thatis can stop france too, but i think that is a dangerous attitude. they have to look at the likes of 0livier jiru, for example, is welcome and griezmann, the whole french team in fact poses a threat to gareth southgate's side, but they have impressive strength in depth, they are in form and high in confidence and there is a sense england are a better side than the one that reached the semifinals of the last world cup four years ago and the final of the year rose last year, that they have developed since then, that they have developed since then, that this is the culmination of a journey that gareth southgate and his side have been on now for some time. —— 0livier giroud. after croatia's extraordinary win over brazil, nothing can be taken for granted in this world cup. thank you, dan roan.

a hospital trust has apologised to a woman for failing to tell her — for seven years — that a surgeon had left her with a life threatening injury. louise dempster was told that she suffered a massive haemorrhage after undergoing a caesarean section — because of the size of her baby. in fact it was caused by surgical error. that only came to light more recently when a document was uncovered during an inquiry into poor maternity care at east kent hospitals trust — an inquiry that began after a series of reports by our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. here's his latest. all i remember is my mum screaming for help and her stroking my hair and telling me she loved me. and i knew that something was wrong if my mum was panicked. louise dempster owes her life to her mother linda. a registered nurse, she was the one who spotted her daughter's health deteriorating in the hours after she'd given birth to her son by caesa rean section. i was sitting talking to her and ijust saw her drift away and her eyes rolled back.

her bed was blood from head to toe, literally. louise had suffered a massive life—threatening haemorrhage and was rushed to theatre at the qeqm hospital in margate. she needed six litres of blood but fortunately survived. baby, that had been labouring for a long time. her family requested the medical notes which confirmed what the surgeon had told them, but seven years later in september the chair of an independent inquiry into maternity care at the east kent trust arranged to meet them. he'd found a document. it showed the haemorrhage had been caused by a surgical error. i was just so angry, to be honest. i felt like i spent so much time visiting professionals trying to find out what had happened. it was just continuous lies, and i think that's where the anger comes from. they had so many points they could have told me what actually happened, and they didn't. the surgeon who failed

to admit his mistake still works for the trust. the independent review found that omitting key details from the accounts given to families was commonplace at the east kent trust. there was a cover—up. what i don't think was that it was a planned cover—up. - i think it was just the way that everybody found themselves i behaving. the kirkup inquiry found that at least 45 babies over 11 years may have survived with better care. but there could have been more. the review only looked at 202 cases. for months we have been trying to get an interview with east kent's chief executive. she turned down our four requests, so after a meeting of the trust's board yesterday we approached tracey fletcher. we want to talk to you about the maternity inquiry. as you know we have tried several times to get an interview with you. why do you continue to employ people at the trust who have hidden the harm they have caused mothers and babies? how many preventable deaths of mothers and babies have there been at the trust in the past decade?

sorry. this evening ms fletcher says the trust apologised for both the error in louise dempster�*s care and failure to explain what went wrong. the family do have a healthy son and grandson, but the mistake has had a lifelong impact. my mental health has probably been affected by it. i also feel like i've never had the opportunity to have another baby which i really wanted to. it's hard. louise dempster ending that report. if you were affected by details in that report you can visit bbc.co.uk/ action line, or you can call for free to hear recorded information at any time. jeremy hunt has announced plans to shake up the regulation of

the uk's financial sector, relaxing some of the safeguards imposed after the 2008 financial crisis. he says the reforms will cut red tape and boost growth but critics say his plan risks forgetting the lessons of the past. our business editor, simonjack reports. october 1986, the so—called big bang, widespread financial deregulation in the uk, which ushered in an era of buccaneering, risk—taking freewheeling. but in 2008, the wheels spectacularly came off, banks around the world went bust, requiring tens of billions of taxpayer—funded rescues. tough rules to stop that happening again are now being reviewed or binned. the banks have become much healthier financially since 2008, we've put in place a process so that financial issues can be resolved which we didn't have before, but on that basis, we also want to make sure that they can compete with other financial centres, whether it's the united states or asia. among 30 reforms

announced today were plans to reconsider which banks really need to separate or ring—fence their retail operations from their riskier investment divisions, review rules on approving or punishing individual senior executives which have delayed or scared off hires from abroad, and these reforms come on top of measures already announced to scrap an eu—wide cap on bankers' bonuses and allow pension funds to invest more in long—term, harder to sell and therefore riskier assets to help fund the government's levelling—up project. levelling—up projects. global banking chiefs said the uk needed to move with the times to compete with other financial centres. london should not in any way take for granted its kind of preeminence and its dominance, so, any reform that is pro—growth, which looks at a vision for financial services overall and which makes the uk competitive is very timely and very important. financial services make up 10% of the entire uk economy, it generates enough tax to pay for two thirds of the nhs, it is an economic powerhouse. but as we found out 15 years ago, it can also be a financial wrecking ball.

now, the banks here are much stronger than they were on the eve of that financial crisis, but there are many who think that rolling back regulation to boost growth is not without risk. in fact, some argue it's precisely because financial services are so important to the uk that it needs tough regulations. needs tough regulation. we cannot afford another gamble with financial deregulation because what will happen is that if it goes wrong, the city will still walk away with its profits and its bonuses, but yet again, it will be ordinary people and ordinary taxpayers who will have to pay the price. both the city and the government are convinced that not changing is the biggest risk to future growth of all. simon jack, bbc news. a very cold week ahead. it will be a cold weekend and going into next week it will be cold, we have been wrapped in this arc to

care for some time. there will be some rain around and icy patches and freezing fog developing this weekend. tonight we will see areas of rain, sleet and snow affecting northern scotland, western coasts but for many it is dry, clear spells, bit of freezing fog and another cold night to come down to “6, another cold night to come down to —6, anis eight celsius in places. we start the weekend off on a freezing cold note, plenty of sunshine around, an area of sleet and snow affecting north—eastern scotland, some could be quite significant. the furthest wintry showers for northern ireland and wales down toward south—west england, but elsewhere mist and fog and some sunshine. but a cold day in temperatures not getting much above freezing where we have any freezing fog patches. through saturday night it turns even colder for many, through saturday night it turns even colderfor many, particularly through saturday night it turns even colder for many, particularly across north—eastern scotland where we will have lying snow. and again there could be some issues with freezing fog patches through parts of england and way throughout the day on sunday which could lead to very cold grey day whether you are. some further snow showers across northern coastal

areas, a few down to the irish sea and late in the day some sleet and snow could affect the far south—east of england. you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast for the updates of england. you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast for the updates and of england. you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast for the updates and weather of england. you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast for the updates and weather warnings of england. you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast for the updates and weather warnings will online. sophie. thank you. that's all we have time for tonight with more world cup football on the way but before that it's time for our news teens across the nations and regions. goodbye. jeremy hunt says his plan to shake up jeremy hunt says his plan to shake up the regulation of the uk's financial sector does not mean he has forgotten the lessons of the 2000 and in financial crash. ministers have announced more than 30 reforms which they say will turbo—charge growth across the uk —— 2008 crash. it forced banks to separate —— banks are separating retail banking from riskier investments will be reviewed. jeremy hunt says it will make the uk one of the most competitive hubs in the

world. ~ �* ., , , the most competitive hubs in the world. ~ �* ., , ., world. we've learned the lessons of that crash and _ world. we've learned the lessons of that crash and put _ world. we've learned the lessons of that crash and put in _ world. we've learned the lessons of that crash and put in place - that crash and put in place guardrails but the banks have become much healthier financially since 2008 so that financial issues can be resolved which we didn't have before but on that basis, we also want to make sure they compete with other financial centres, whether it's the united states or asia and scotland is in a fantastic place to do that which is why these reforms will make a big difference. we which is why these reforms will make a big difference.— a big difference. we can talk more about this now _ a big difference. we can talk more about this now with _ a big difference. we can talk more about this now with doctor - a big difference. we can talk more| about this now with doctor hylton, a big difference. we can talk more l about this now with doctor hylton, a former world bank economist and former world bank economist and former director for the study of financial innovation that looks at threats to and opportunities in the global system. this has been called another big bang, a reference to margaret thatcher's deregulation

reforms in 1986. do you think it's that big? what is your assessment of the reform is considering? i that big? what is your assessment of the reform is considering?— the reform is considering? i don't think it's that — the reform is considering? i don't think it's that big, _ the reform is considering? i don't think it's that big, i _ the reform is considering? i don't think it's that big, i think- the reform is considering? i don't think it's that big, i think it's - think it's that big, i think it's tweaking rather than fundamentally changing. ithink tweaking rather than fundamentally changing. i think it is responding also to a genuine threat that businesses are drifting away from london to paris, to amsterdam, and that was always a risk with brexit. given that we have left the european union, we have to take a little advantage if we possibly can of any regulatory wiggle room that leaving the eu gives us and i think that's reasonable. 0bviously the eu gives us and i think that's reasonable. obviously there are risks attached to any kind of change in the regulatory environment but the most important thing to understand is that this does not change the capital backing of the banks. the capital backing of the banks. the capital backing of the banks is at least half a dozen times better than it was before the great

financial crisis in 2008 and that's really important. underneath that umbrella of security, we can make changes and most of these changes i think are for the better. there are a couple that perhaps i wouldn't really support, the elimination of the restriction on bankers' bonuses for example, but by and large this is probably the right thing to do and the right time to do it. you mentioned _ and the right time to do it. you mentioned there _ and the right time to do it. you mentioned there are risks. 0ne and the right time to do it. you mentioned there are risks. one of the risks people are pointing out is the risks people are pointing out is the end to the ring fencing of retail and investment banking. is that perhaps a step too far? it depends how it works out. remember these are really commitments to review rather than very well worked out proposals and i think the idea here is that we want to encourage smaller banks into the market. we want to encourage virgin money in banks like that into the market and maybe we will have to tailor the

ring fencing arrangements for those banks. forthe ring fencing arrangements for those banks. for the big ring fencing arrangements for those banks. forthe big banks, ring fencing arrangements for those banks. for the big banks, they've spent huge amounts of money on doing the ring fencing proposals as they were originally laid out and i don't think that will change very much. that separation will affect smaller banks a lot more than the bigger banks? i banks a lot more than the bigger banks? ~' ,., banks a lot more than the bigger banks? ~ , , in banks a lot more than the bigger banks?_ in terms| banks a lot more than the bigger. banks?_ in terms of banks? i think so, yes. in terms of how much — banks? i think so, yes. in terms of how much this _ banks? i think so, yes. in terms of how much this exposes _ banks? i think so, yes. in terms of how much this exposes the - banks? i think so, yes. in terms of how much this exposes the uk's i how much this exposes the uk's financial position, does it make it riskier if these reforms go through? no, i don't think so. we can always pour more and more regulations into the financial services sector but we are never going to get it completely right. who would have thought as little as a couple of months ago that the biggest risk to the global financial sector would come from the crypto area, one unregulated at the present time? the danger is we shouldn't tell my current regulating things we should be and are regulating too hard the thing is

that it regulating too hard the thing is thatitis regulating too hard the thing is that it is easiest to regulate. this is where regular a fine tuning comes in and i wouldn't think it is increasing the overall level of risk. . ~ increasing the overall level of risk. ., ~' , ., , increasing the overall level of risk. . ~ , . increasing the overall level of risk. ., ~ , . ~ risk. thank you very much, andrew hilton, former _ risk. thank you very much, andrew hilton, former world _ risk. thank you very much, andrew hilton, former world bank - risk. thank you very much, andrew i hilton, former world bank economist. thousands of postal workers at royal mail are on strike further strikes are planned this month on the 23rd and 24th and the union is preparing to ballot over more action injanuary. in parliament square, striking postal workers are calling on the chief executive of royal mail, simon thompson, to resign.

this is the 13th day they've been on strike this year. not far away, at the mount pleasant sorting office, 100 agency workers and royal mail managers are sorting the post. filling in for 1,000 striking workers. the company says it's working hard to process the christmas post. we sympathise with any disruption that has been caused for our customers, butjust to reassure, on a day like today, even with lower staffing levels, we are still able to process between 900,000 to a million items just through this site alone. and there are 36 other mail centres around the country doing very similar things to ensure that we do maximise the amount of mail going to our customers, to minimise that disruption. royal mail says the survival of the business depends on being at the forefront of next—day parcel delivery. that means changes to working practices, which is at the heart of this dispute. royal mail really is at a crossroads, losing £1 million a day. despite that, we're putting 9% of pay on the table for our employees, and we're trying to find the balance between that pay

and how we afford it, which is about change and it's about modernisation. you can see that all around you. thompson out! 0n the picket line outside the sorting office, striking workers are losing money every day they walk out. they could be £2,000 out of pocket by the end of the year. to be truthful, no—one can afford to lose money, but it's about moving forward. we've lost a lot of money now, but if we give in now, we lose a lot more than just money — our terms and conditions and the service. royal mail has announced 6,000 job cuts, which it says will be achieved through voluntary redundancies. but the union isn't convinced. we're talking about compulsory redundancies. we're not going to agree that royal mail replace those workers with self—employed drivers, with new entrants on 20% less pay, terms and conditions. royal mail says these strike days will have an impact on christmas deliveries.

it has moved forward final posting dates for second class to 12th of december, and first class to 16th december. as the union prepares to hold further strikes early next year, the outlook for this dispute looks bleak. zoe conway, bbc news. if you've been following the world cup, brazil have been dramatically knocked out by croatia in another major upset in the tournament. they lost after the match went to penalties. meanwhile, england are making final preparations for tomorrow because my game against france which will kick off at 7pm tomorrow evening —— tomorrow's game against france. we can speak to someone trying to tackle racism and misogyny in the game. tomorrow is

going to be a big one, how are you preparing for it and who are you supporting? preparing for it and who are you summing?— supporting? obviously i am sunporting _ supporting? obviously i am supporting england - supporting? obviously i am supporting england for- supporting? obviously i am - supporting england for tomorrow's the game and preparations are essentially blocking my day off tomorrow for the football, we've got morocco and portugal at 3pm and then england and france at 7pm so it's a whole day of football that has to be consumed. just making time with my family to watch those brilliant games tomorrow. the family to watch those brilliant games tomorrow.— family to watch those brilliant games tomorrow. family to watch those brilliant names tomorrow. ., , ., , games tomorrow. the games have been brilliant. games tomorrow. the games have been brilliant- very — games tomorrow. the games have been brilliant. very surprising, _ games tomorrow. the games have been brilliant. very surprising, today - brilliant. very surprising, today for instance, brazil and croatia, that surprise you?— for instance, brazil and croatia, that surprise you? that was a big surrise, that surprise you? that was a big surprise, having _ that surprise you? that was a big surprise, having seen _ that surprise you? that was a big surprise, having seen brazil's - that surprise you? that was a big | surprise, having seen brazil's last game and how incredible they were, i was really shocked and i thought neymar�*s goal was incredible and they had it in the back for brazil but as we've seen over and over again in this competition, there are lots of shocks in the games. there

are teams that have gone through that we didn't expect and teams that we would have expected to have got through to the finals that are just not even getting through to the quarterfinals so there's lots of shocks in the game and i think that's what keeps it exciting and moving. looking forward to seeing what happens tomorrow but i think england have got a huge chance to see us through.— england have got a huge chance to see us through. what do you fancy of encland's see us through. what do you fancy of england's chances _ see us through. what do you fancy of england's chances tomorrow, - england's chances tomorrow, especially considering there are many shocks to be had, as you said? my many shocks to be had, as you said? my daughter's love to tell me that england are going to completely smash france tomorrow. 5—0 is their prediction. i'll be more modest and hope for 2—2 or at least a when before extra time. seeing how well the team has been playing, the consistency in gameplay, the players we are seeing constantly delivering

on the pitch, absolutely fantastic. there was lots of talk aboutjude bellingham last night and how much she was doing on the pitch and what a remarkable player he is. i think we'll be seeing much more of that. i saw that raheem sterling is back and hopefully him and his family are safe but it's great to have him back on the pitch tomorrow as well i hope. on the pitch tomorrow as well i ho e. ~ �* ., ., on the pitch tomorrow as well i hoe. ~ �* ., ., , . ., on the pitch tomorrow as well i hoe, . �* ., ., , . ., ., hope. we've got that prediction on ta -e now! hope. we've got that prediction on tape now! will _ hope. we've got that prediction on tape now! will see _ hope. we've got that prediction on tape now! will see how _ hope. we've got that prediction on tape now! will see how that - hope. we've got that prediction on tape now! will see how that turns | tape now! will see how that turns out. what's the point you're trying to get in the three hijabis? fiur to get in the three hi'abis? our campaigning * to get in the three hijabis?

tournament and an incredible journey, we've had some fantastic players, gareth southgate has done a brilliantjob and let's keep it at that, let's be proud of our team regardless of whether we win or lose tomorrow or further down the line in this tournament, racism really has no place in this game and that's really the message we're to share. thank you so much. i understand that pepsi and pringles are your choices for the game tomorrow so enjoy that! time for a look at the weather. good evening. friday was bitterly cold after a sharp frost and we had snow showers and that's going to be very much the story into the weekend, staying very cold, icy stretches for many of us, further snow showers in places and lingering freezing fog. we are seeing that fog forming already, it will become more

extensive tonight critically for the east midlands and east anglia and the vale of york, more snow showers across the north and northeast of scotland and ice also likely for the irish sea coasts with showers for northern ireland down towards the southwest of england. temperatures as low as —5 celsius or —6 celsius in towns and cities but even colder than that in rural areas. a bitterly cold start for scotland on saturday, lingering snow with rain close to the coast for aberdeenshire. some early sunshine for southern scotland, but ice is certainly a risk. showers push on towards manchester, the west pennines and some showers for the higher ground of wales and southwest england, there could be a couple of centimetres of snow in bodmin and exmoor. the lingering fog will be quite slow to clear in the east of england, there could be the odd patch elsewhere so if you see that fog sticking around all day, temperatures will struggle to get above freezing, most of us about 3 celsius or it celsius, the mildest

towards the far southwest. 0vernight saturday into sunday, another very cold night, freezing fog for much of england and wales, some snow showers for parts of eastern scotland, perhaps into northeast england as well. sub zero temperatures once again to start your sunday morning, again to start your sunday morning, a sharp frost and that lingering freezing fog could be very slow to clear. low pressure is with us at the moment but it's a very slack area of low pressure so not many isobars on the map, not enough wind to dry it through. we got the breeze from the north or northeast which will bring the cold air mass. 0nce will bring the cold air mass. once again, snow showers for northeast scotland, perhaps pushing into the northeast of england, later in the day the potential for this area of rain in the english channel to turn to sleet and snow as it might move into southeast england, london and east anglia. temperatures only a degree or two above freezing for many of us on sunday. watch out for the potential for some snowfall in the potential for some snowfall in the southeast and then temperatures are still well below freezing into next week. bye—bye.

now on bbc news it is time for sportsday. good evening. i'm 0lly foster. we are live in qatar at the world cup. here's what's coming up in the programme tonight: we have our first semi—finalist. croatia opera brazil out on penalties. england clinton plan till tomorrow night. we will hear from coach and captain ahead of their match against france. i'm sarah mulkerrins live at the bbc sport studio. also coming up in the programme:

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