this is bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm nancy kacungira. the headlines: it goes to penalties, but brazil is out of the tournament with this quarter final miss against croatia. croatians celebrate their place in the world cup semifinal. we'll be live in zagreb one of russia's most prominent opposition politicians is sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after speaking out against the ukraine war. days after police in bangladesh fired on a crowd of protesters,

now two prominent opposition leaders are detained. and britain's financial institutions face the biggest overhaul for more than three decades in an attempt to boost growth. the favourites to win this year's world cup — brazil — have been kicked out of the tornament after losing in penalties to croatia, who go on to the semi—finals. it's the second successive knockout game that croatia have won on penalties. they will play either argentina or the netherlands next, depending who wins the game that starts has just kicked off. brazil will be disappointed they have not gone further in a tournament many thought

they could win. our they could win. correspondent is watching in zagreb. our correspondent is watching in zagreb. tells how things have unfolded there.— zagreb. tells how things have unfolded there. everybody is still out on the _ unfolded there. everybody is still out on the streets _ unfolded there. everybody is still out on the streets in _ unfolded there. everybody is still out on the streets in zagreb, - unfolded there. everybody is still out on the streets in zagreb, it's| out on the streets in zagreb, it's raining, it's wet, it's called, but people's spirits aren't dampened —— its cold. this is the result everybody was dreaming of. this is a shock, brazilare everybody was dreaming of. this is a shock, brazil are out, everybody was dreaming of. this is a shock, brazilare out, but everybody was dreaming of. this is a shock, brazil are out, but people in creation were very confident. they've seen what they didn't trust tournaments, the final in 2018 and they want them to do better this time and when the whole thing and they know how good their team are,. people kept saying to me, if we get brazil to penalties, we will win this thing. brazilto penalties, we will win this thing-— this thing. you describe a confidence _ this thing. you describe a confidence but _ this thing. you describe a confidence but this - this thing. you describe a confidence but this win i this thing. you describe a i confidence but this win came this thing. you describe a - confidence but this win came as a surprise for many people. {iii

confidence but this win came as a surprise for many people. of course, brazil with all— surprise for many people. of course, brazil with all their _ surprise for many people. of course, brazil with all their attacking - brazil with all their attacking talent, it looks like a team full of talent, it looks like a team full of talent attacking wise and then you have silva in defence and liverpool's goalkeeper, one of the best in the world, but it looks like —— it looks like an intimidating prospect for croatia but they have been pretty shy about letting in goals at the other end and that was going to be their strong point, they were not going to fold like south korea. dominik livakovic in goal as the penalty specialist once again proving how good he is at that. does that croatian — proving how good he is at that. does that croatian confidence now carry forward into the rest of the event? how are people feeling about what comes next?—

how are people feeling about what comes next? ., , ., ., ~ ., comes next? people are talking about what ath comes next? people are talking about what path they — comes next? people are talking about what path they want _ comes next? people are talking about what path they want to _ comes next? people are talking about what path they want to take. - comes next? people are talking about what path they want to take. a - comes next? people are talking about what path they want to take. a young | what path they want to take. a young man said argentina, will get rid of them and then we will play france or england. they wanted to be friends to get revenge —— they wanted to be france —— they want it to be france. they are enjoying a night like this no matter what the weather is and why not, why not dream?- no matter what the weather is and why not, why not dream? thank you for “oininu why not, why not dream? thank you forjoining us— why not, why not dream? thank you forjoining us from _ why not, why not dream? thank you forjoining us from zagreb, - forjoining us from zagreb, definitely a night of celebration. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson is in sao paolo to tell us what the mood is like in brazil. when croatia scored, if you hadn't had the samba music, it would have felt like a pin had dropped. it was absolute silence here and when it came to penalties, 4—2, everybody

was watching intently. they are still going here and drinking, brazilians will still party, but someone said it feels like it is double booked for a funeral. the feeling here is heavy. brazil was really hanging onto this cup is an absolute reality that they were going to win. it's been a difficult few years, divided country politically. i was talking to somebody earlier who said football brings people together through generations. brazilians take the day off to celebrate and watch the matches. they were fully expecting tuesday as a day when they could watch the semifinals and go through to the finals. it was a real confidence, and arrogance too, a selfish insistence that they were the best team and deserved to win. everybody here was hoping for an argentina versus brazil match because they are probably the biggest rivals when it comes to

football and in the region as well, but that will no longer be, argentina shortly about to kick off. people here will be taking on the news, finishing their drinks, you can hear the music, people will carry on, nobody is going to be working on friday afternoon anyway, but some soul—searching here in brazil. now we look ahead. i'm joined now by anna holligan from a bar in the hague. we've got that game with the netherlands playing. what as the mid—like there? the netherlands playing. what as the mid-like there?— mid-like there? the anxious anticipation _ mid-like there? the anxious anticipation was _ mid-like there? the anxious anticipation was building - mid-like there? the anxious - anticipation was building quickly. there are scenes like this right across the country right now. if you see me dodging around its because they have let me stand behind the bar because there is absolutely no

room out there. there was a lot of cynicism among the dutch initially. louis van gaal has tactics which some consider to be too boring, not the kind of beautiful game they are accustomed to, but as louis van gaal has responded, they are playing a winning game and that's what really counts. we've seen through each game a sea of orange growing and now croatia are hoping to meet argentina, but actually at the dutch would argue that although they don't have the kind of star power of lionel messi, what they do have is a team and the total football that the dutch were so famous for involves every player being able to play any position so they're hoping their strategy is to basically try to cut off the supply line two lionel messi, to prevent him from getting a

chance to score and allow argentina to keep the ball a bit, not try to dominate possession, but then be ready to make the break and take advantage of a counterattack. that's the kind of strategy and there is so much fighting on this, notjust in this bar but louis van gaal, they call him the man of iron because he is so strong in his leadership but also mentally he came out of retirement for this game and he will be hoping to exact revenge for the netherlands 2014, beaten by argentina on penalties. they have never won the world cup, but have reached the final more than any other team. this time they are really, really starting to believe that 2022 could be their year. we will keep an eye on that match, argentina versus the netherlands,

0-0 at argentina versus the netherlands, 0—0 at the moment but enjoy the match and thanks forjoining us, anna. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the head of a ukrainian human rights organisation that was jointly awarded this year's nobel peace prize has called on nations to set up an international tribunal to try president putin for the war in ukraine. 0leksandra matviichuk of the center for civil liberties said she was confident that russia's leader would stand trial sooner or later. gunmen in northern nigeria have abducted the family of a local member of parliament in the state of zamfara. people in the town of jangebe say the kidnappers broke into the home of the politician, aminu yusuf ardo, during the night and seized his wife and four children. the iranian president has said his government will continue its operations against protesters, a day after the first execution over the nationwide anti—government unrest. ebrahim raisi said the identification, trial and punishment of the perpetrators

would be pursued with determination. one of russia's most prominent opposition politicians has been sentenced to eight— and—a—half years imprisonment. ilya yashin was found guilty of spreading what the authorities claim is false information about the war in ukraine. he had used his youtube channel in april to discuss evidence of atrocities committed by russian troops in bucha, near the ukrainian capital, kyiv. he also cast doubt on moscow's official version of events there. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. iam i am outside the moscow courthouse where a short while ago ilya yashin was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. the prominent russian opposition politician was convicted under a draconian law adopted earlier this year of spreading false information about the russian armed forces. this relates to comments he made in a livestream about alleged russian war crimes in bucha. when the verdict

was read out, there was applause and support for him in the courtroom. now ilya yashin and his supporters and human rights groups say this case, this trial, was motivated. if you want to tell something that contradicts the official view, especially about what's going on in ukraine, not only but especially about ukraine, you may face up to, as you've heard, eight years of prison. eight years of prison is a lot. some people that murder someone might get less. so it's understandable why not many voices you hear now like ilya yashin�*s one. ilya yashin was locked in the dock, he was in handcuffs as if he was a dangerous criminal. in fact, he's one of the few high—profile opposition politicians here to have stayed in russia, not to have left

the country despite the kremlin crackdown on its critics. in a previous court session ahead of the verdict, ilya yashin had accused president putin of waging a war not only against ukrainians but against his own people. this case, the trial and the verdict reflect a growing wave of state repression in russia since president putin's invasion of ukraine. another prominent kremlin critic is under arrest and is facing more than 20 years in prison on a number of charges including high treason. i'm joined now by the russian opposition activist and politician natalya pelevina in riga. natalia worked closely with ilya yashin in the same political party of parnas. what is your reaction to this arrest? has it come as a surprise? it's still a shock but it did not

come as a surprise. we expected something like this to happen even though eight years is very harsh. even for this regime. but we do see that obviously the war is going not in the direction vladimir putin was hoping for. he is willing to go all out to silence his harshest critics which is what ilya yashin has been consistently doing for a long time. even though he has been detained for other reasons over the years, many times, today he was sentenced to those extremely long years in jail and this is meant not only to silence him but also act as a deterrent for those who are willing to still speak out. against putin and specifically the war in ukraine. ilya yashin has been critical for and specifically the war in ukraine. ilya yashin has been criticalfor a long time and outspoken for a long time so why would this arrest happen now, the sentencing?

you use the platform to attack putin and his generals notjust for the war but the specific atrocities in ukraine —— he used the platform to attack putin. he put out a video on his youtube channel which was the foundation for his charges for which he was sentenced today. as was mentioned in your report, he is one of the few russian opposition figures who stayed behind, many have left for that very reason that we all knew we would face very serious consequences for speaking out and not speaking out for many of us is not speaking out for many of us is not really an option so trying to protect our families, we not really an option so trying to protect ourfamilies, we have not really an option so trying to protect our families, we have chosen to leave. however, ilya yashin stayed behind. it's a very courageous act on his behalf but unfortunately today we are seeing

the consequences. ilil" unfortunately today we are seeing the consequences.— unfortunately today we are seeing the conseauences. , , , the consequences. our messages being sent here to the — the consequences. our messages being sent here to the opposition _ the consequences. our messages being sent here to the opposition with - sent here to the opposition with this very harsh punishment —— a messages being sent. what effect does this have on the opposition, will it make people more afraid to speak out?— will it make people more afraid to seak out? ., ., , i. , speak out? unfortunately everyone is human and when _ speak out? unfortunately everyone is human and when you _ speak out? unfortunately everyone is human and when you see _ speak out? unfortunately everyone is human and when you see somebody. speak out? unfortunately everyone is i human and when you see somebody like ilya yashin who is well known, at least in our circles, go off potentially for eight years, people are afraid and are going to be more afraid to speak out. but in the oppressive state that russia is in, only to be expected. however, we do foresee that this war cannot wage on foresee that this war cannot wage on for too long, putin doesn't have enough resources for that to happen so hopefully the regime will fall and people like ilya will be released again. but in the meantime, we all have to be, the russian opposition figures who are still

behind it, have to be careful. taste behind it, have to be careful. we appreciate your time, thank you for speaking to us. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we take you to the great wall of china where two brothers are making an epicjourney, running the entire length of it.

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: fans go wild in zagreb as croatia beat favourites brazil on penalties in the first of the quarterfinals at the qatar world cup. one of russia's most prominent opposition politicians is sentenced to eight—and—a—half years in prison after speaking out against the ukraine war. police in bangladesh say two leaders of the main opposition party have

been charged with inciting and planning attacks on the police, including the use of crude bombs. mirza fakhrul islam alamgirand mirza abbas, of the bangladesh nationalist party, appeared in court hours after they were detained. the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, they have been demanding a non—party, neutral caretaker government to oversee the next general election, which is due to be held byjanuary 2024, because there was credible evidence of vote—rigging in the last general election, which was held in 2018. so the main opposition, the bnp, says that if the present government, led by sheikh hasina remains in power and they manage the election, next general election, there is a high possibility of vote rigging and election fraud. that's why they are demanding a non—party caretaker government. this is the first thing. another thing is, in recent months, the price hike of essential goods is so high, the inflation has gone up like many other countries and the government is actually

struggling to meet the import bills because of severe dollar crisis. so these are the things actually which escalated the protest in the people and the opposition. they are holding rallies in several parts of the country already. they've already held nine rallies across the country for their supporters. tomorrow they will be holding another rally in dhaka and ahead of the rally, the government, they do not like bnp to hold a rally inside dhaka because they think it will be have a political cost for them. that's why police reacted very harsh. there was a deadly clash between opposition supporters and police which left one person killed. the british government has announced a major overhaul of the financial services industry, relaxing some of the safeguards imposed after the 2008

financial crisis. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says the reforms will cut red tape and boost growth, but critics say his plan risk 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 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 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. to china now, where two young men are in the middle of an epicjourney which few have ever completed — running the length of the great wall of china. more than 21,000km of it —

that's more than 13,000 miles. as stephen mcdonell reports, it means taking on the equivalent of a marathon every day for six months. 0n the quietest parts of the great wall, in all conditions, they're running. two young men — half—british, half—chinese — completing a marathon a day along the entire length of this phenomenal structure. we're doing this to fulfil our childhood dream of running the great wall. they've trained for years, to traverse what are actually a series of walls and battlements. it's a gruelling undertaking. doing something like this, something very difficult, builds strength of character. oh, this is a nice bit of the wall, isn't it? check that out. so spectacular. and you've been here a few times... forjimmy and tommy lindesay, they've been linked to the great wall by their family. so we've been coming to the great wall from a very early age. me, from the age of four, and

tommy, from when he was zero. they say, they call it the great wall, and that's an understatement. what you see at the tourist sites, it's only a tiny, tiny fraction, a fraction of it. in 1988, their father relied on the hospitality of locals for his own great wall run, which the bbc reported on at the time. he stayed in china, got married... now, his sons are following in their dad's footsteps. starting in the far west, where the ancient wall was made from rammed earth. they'll finish at the north korean border. they'll pass their family's place atjiankou and check in with their dad. he's filled them with great wall knowledge since they were kids. it's been invaluable in getting them through this epic run, through the remotest of areas, even dodging zero—covid lockdowns. constantly reminding ourselves that, you know, just to soak the journey in, to soak the landscape,

the people, the experiences in. the thing that never ceases to impress when you visit the great wall is how it goes on and on, up into the distance, seemingly forever, and you wonder what it's like on the next ridge or over in the next valley. well, these two know exactly what it's like because they've been there. so, we hope to inspire especially young people to find their own rite of passage. just before christmas, they'll have completed something that very few have — so, they say, they'll need a new adventure. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, in the mountains outside beijing. we are keeping a match on the semifinal between argentina and the netherlands, we will let you know if anything changes here on bbc world

news. bye for now. good evening. friday brought us another bitterly cold day after a sharp frost to start. we had some snow showers around 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're seeing that freezing fog already forming. it's going to become more extensive tonight for the east midlands, particularly east anglia, up towards the vale of york. more heavy snow showers and icy conditions across the north and north—east of scotland. ice also likely around some of these irish sea coast with showers

for northern ireland down towards the south west of england too. temperatures as low as about —5 or —6 even in some of our towns and cities, but even colder than that for a few rural spots. so a bitterly cold start to saturday morning for scotland. there's that lingering snow, perhaps just rain close to the coast for aberdeenshire, for instance. some early sunshine for southern scotland, perhaps northern ireland, as well, but ice certainly a risk here. there are those showers pushing in towards manchester, the west pennines, for instance, and some showers for the higher ground of wales and south—west england. could be a couple of centimetres of snow accumulating for bodmin and exmoor, for instance. that lingering freezing fog will be really quite slow to clear in the east of england. could be the odd patch elsewhere too. so if you do see that fog sticking around all day, then temperatures will struggle to get above freezing. most of us typically about three or four degrees. i think the mildest weather down towards the far south—west. 0vernight saturday into sunday, another very cold night. again, freezing fog for much of england and wales. some snow showers, especially for parts of eastern scotland, perhaps into north—east england, as well. so subzero temperatures once again to start your sunday morning, a sharp frost and that lingering freezing fog could be very slow to clear. now, low pressure is with us

at the moment, but it's a very slack area of low pressure, not many isobars on the map, not enough wind to drive it through. we have got the breeze coming in from the north or north—east and that will bring that cold air mass. once again, snow showers for north—east scotland, some of them perhaps pushing into the far north—east of england. later in the day the potential for this area of rain in the english channel to increasingly turn to sleet and snow as it may move into south—east england, the london region and east anglia. but freezing fog once again, temperatures only a degree or two above freezing for many of us through the day on sunday. do watch out for that potential for some snowfall in the south—east. temperatures still well below freezing into next week. bye— bye.

you are watching bbc news. bands go wild as croatia beat favourites brazil on penalties on the first of the quarterfinals at the first of the quarterfinals at the world cup. next up, argentina against the netherlands. 0ne against the netherlands. one of russia's most prominent opposition politicians has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. police in bangladesh is to leaders of the main opposition party had been charged with inciting attacks on the police.

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