this is bbc news, 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 semi—final. as it stands, croatia will be facing argentina. they lead never loans 1—0 at half—time. i will have the latest from the world cup, here in qatar. 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. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. the favourites to win this year's world cup, brazil, have been kicked out of the tournament, 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 is being played as we speak. at half—time, argentina are winning 1-0. what is the latest? in that match, it is 1-0, what is the latest? in that match, it is 1—0, but we are still catching our breath from that match between croatia and brazil. what you said, they were the favourites, an employee particularly well in their last match in the last 16 against south korea. i was there as they went 4—0 up at half—time, the headlines were, brazilfinding went 4—0 up at half—time, the headlines were, brazil finding their samba rhythm, with a different dance after each goal. but, it was goalless against the cremations in 90 minutes, their two goals came in extra time. brazil's neymar giving them the lead, and we thought, that

is them through to the semifinals, but no, petkovic scored an equaliser, forcing it into penalties. they followed a pattern, it was notjust in the previous round that croatia beat japan on penalties. if you are back to four years ago in russia, when they made it all the way to the final, they also won on penalties in the last 16 and the quarterfinals before beating england in the semifinals in extra time. croatia do this, they go the distance, it must be excruciating for their fans. distance, it must be excruciating fortheirfans. it distance, it must be excruciating for theirfans. it is not one of distance, it must be excruciating for their fans. it is not one of the huge socks we have had to at this world cup, because croatia are a fine team and they were runners up four years ago, but anybody who can knock out the brazilians, especially packed with all their talents, we can think of it as something of an upset. looking at the game it is happening now between argentina and the netherlands, it looks like the

argentinians are poised to go through to meet croatia in the semifinals?— through to meet croatia in the semifinals? ,, ., ., ., semifinals? still a lot of football to -la in semifinals? still a lot of football to play in that — semifinals? still a lot of football to play in that one, _ semifinals? still a lot of football to play in that one, nancy, - semifinals? still a lot of football to play in that one, nancy, but l semifinals? still a lot of football i to play in that one, nancy, but the netherlands started very brightly, indeed they knocked out the usa in the last round, so they have not really been tested, but neither had brazil, really. they got past australia in the last round. argentina, i am talking about. it was that man, lionel messi, who conjured the openerfor was that man, lionel messi, who conjured the opener for them. a wonderful through ball for molina, who scored his first goal for his country at the age of 24. as it stands, it is argentina going through to the semifinal in the top half of the draw to face croatia. figs half of the draw to face croatia. as ou half of the draw to face croatia. as you say, as we have learned in this tournament, it is really not over

until the final whistle. as we enter the final stages of the tournament, what is the mood in doha? it the final stages of the tournament, what is the mood in doha?- what is the mood in doha? it has cuieten what is the mood in doha? it has quieten down _ what is the mood in doha? it has quieten down slightly, _ what is the mood in doha? it has quieten down slightly, because l what is the mood in doha? it has| quieten down slightly, because as you can imagine, from 32 nations we are now down to the last eight, well, the last seven, because brazil are packing their bags as we speak. there are still big screens all around the city as the goals go in, or the chances are missed, you hear these huge rollers. during the day, in the tourist destination hub where the fans can do some shopping and drink coffee and have lunch, it is a real melting pot of all sorts of different vans, and the atmosphere down there during the day is absolutely fantastic. we just hope that from now on in all the matches will be packed, and looking at the main stadium, there are tens of thousands of argentina fans there. we think there are close to 40,000 in qatar, and at the moment those

argentina fans are extremely happy. they are just coming out of the tunnel now, actually, in the city 15 miles north of us from here. argentina with their noses in front, and they will have been buoyed by that news that their great rivals, brazil, have been knocked out. great to have the — brazil, have been knocked out. great to have the view _ brazil, have been knocked out. great to have the view from _ brazil, have been knocked out. great to have the view from dell _ brazil, have been knocked out. great to have the view from dell have. thank you very much forjoining us. croatia fans took to the streets of zagreb to celebrate after their game earlier. guy de launey is there for us. they are toasting the name of dominik livakovic here in the centre of zagreb. it is still pretty much packed out from the quarterfinal of the world cup which croatia won on penalties, as they tend to do. dominik livakovic did what he tends to do, which is save the crucial kicks. croatia, on the other hand, proving extremely resilient in their

own spot kicks. talking to the fans throughout the course of the day, and even during the match, and even when it looked desperate for croatia in the second half of extra time, when they were all 1—0 down, they said to me, look, we will score a goal, we will take it to penalties, we believe. 0nce goal, we will take it to penalties, we believe. once more, they believe they can go all the way to the final, and people are saying to me, look, we went all the way to the final last time, this time we will do it again but we are going to win it. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson is in sao paolo to tell us what the mood is like in brazil... you can hear the band starting up, musicians who presumably were booked to celebrate our win for brazil going through to the semifinals. you can see people sitting behind me, it is an unbelievable result for the brazilians. they were so convinced they were going to win this game and go through to the final. i've never

seen such confidence from the nation. football means everything to brazilians. especially after a difficult few years. everyone comes together in brazil for football, difficult few years. everyone comes together in brazilforfootball, it is about class, politics, race, religion. they take the day off, nobody works because football matters so much. instead, they will have to find another team to support. i was talking to one couple who said they will now be supporting croatia, who of course beat brazil, they are a good team to support they say. the mood is definitely heavy. my say. the mood is definitely heavy. my partner has just rocked up to a kids�* my partner has just rocked up to a kids' party, and he says it feels like they have just rocked up to a funeral. it will take some days and some hours through that mood to left.

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 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 mr yashin and his supporters and human rights groups say this case, this trial, was motivated. this trial, was politically 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 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 spoke earlier to the russian opposition activist and politician natalya pelevina. natalia worked closely with ilya yashin in the same political party of parnas. she said the arrest of her collegue is a kremlin's message to the whole opposition left in russia. 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 putin was hoping for. he is willing to go all out

to silence his harshest critics which is what ilya has been consistently 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 injail 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. as you mentioned, ilya yashin has been critical for a long time and outspoken for a long time so why would this arrest happen now, and this sentencing? he used the youtube 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 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. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: is argentina face the netherlands at the world cup, we will be soaking up the world cup, we will be soaking up the atmosphere at the hague.

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there has been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating - the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundredsl of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been. gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines. fans go wild in zagreb — as croatia beat favourites brazil on penalties in the first of the quarter finals at the qatar world cup. let's return to our top story, the netherlands is playing argentina in the world cup quarter finals as we speak. anna holligan is at a bar in the hague. and are, since we last spoke, there has been a goalfor argentina? yes. has been a goal for argentina? yes, and i heard — has been a goal for argentina? yes, and i heard some _ has been a goal for argentina? yes, and i heard some pretty _ has been a goal for argentina? 1&1: and i heard some pretty strong language as that goal went in in this bar in the hague. i've been speaking to fans, and they still seem confident. bear in mind, the

man behind this dutch team, louis van gaal, he is so much experience, he was there when the netherlands were defeated by argentina in 2014, so he is out to get revenge. louis van gaal says the strategy is winning, and they are still confident that... cheering they say they are all about the team, not just they say they are all about the team, notjust the genius of one lionel messi. if ijust stand back and show you, ijust booked a one fan, who said look, this place would be empty if they didn't think they could do something. 0nce be empty if they didn't think they could do something. once the team is pragmatic, they've been criticised for not getting enough strikes on goal, and actually, that is something that they will be hoping to change in this half if they can just get past the argentine defence.

the strategy in advance was to allow argentina to hold the ball, keep possession, and rely on the counter attacks, but so far those counterattacks have been lacking slightly, and it has been a bit of a scrappy game, actually.— slightly, and it has been a bit of a scrappy game, actually. hope still ve much scrappy game, actually. hope still very much alive _ scrappy game, actually. hope still very much alive there. _ scrappy game, actually. hope still very much alive there. in - scrappy game, actually. hope still very much alive there. in terms ofj very much alive there. in terms of strategy, has been a change since that goal in terms of what the netherlands is trying to do on the pitch? has it galvanise them into more action, into attacking more, as well? gimmick it is hard to say, we arejust a few well? gimmick it is hard to say, we are just a few minutes into the second half are just a few minutes into the second hal— are just a few minutes into the second hal ., ., ., , ., second half now, and louis van louis van gaal _ second half now, and louis van louis van gaal will _ second half now, and louis van louis van gaal will have _ second half now, and louis van louis van gaal will have been - second half now, and louis van i louis van gaal will have been having some strong words of his team, that is for sure. he came out of retirement for this competition, and

the dutch have a record for reaching the dutch have a record for reaching the finals of the world cup but have never won it. he is banking on changing that history with this. it is also the last time that we might see leo messi in action, and the dutch strategy from the start, was to cut out the heartbeat of the argentinian team, which is m. the dutch do have some emerging stars, we saw cody gakpo and we also saw memphis depay, who said he is trying to right the wrongs of 2014. this competition has brought people here in the netherlands together, when so many are struggling with the cost of living crisis. this has been a source of optimism, and that is perhaps why they are still keeping their fingers tightly crossed. it

might be 1—0 now, but there is still everything, they say, to play for. still plenty of football. thank you for joining still plenty of football. thank you forjoining us from the hague, we will see how that unfolds. 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 alamgir and 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. 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 20,000km of it — that's more than 13,000 miles. 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 at jiankou 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.

let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories that are making the news. the head of her human rights organisation that was jointly awarded the nobel peace prize has called on the united nations to set “p called on the united nations to set up the tribunal... said she was confident that russia's leader would stand trial sooner or later. conmen in nigeria have abducted... say they broke into the home of a local politician, 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. they said the identification trial and

punishment of the perpetrators would be pursued with them determination. a rare malayan tapir, a species which is related to both the horse and the rhinoceros, has been born at chester zoo. the female calf, named nessa, weighed nine kilograms and has a very unique coat of both spots and stripes. the zoo says the arrival is highly significant as only 2,500 tapirs are said to remain across south east asia. the species numbers have halved in the last 40 years. just a reminder of the top story we have been following, croatia are through to the semifinals of the football world cup, beating brazil in a penalty shoot—out. it is the second successive knockout game that croatia have won on penalties, but victory was deserved as they created the better chances during the match, and managed to come from behind. neymar had given brazil a lead in extra time, but that was not enough.

these are the live shots of that match that is going on between the netherlands and argentina. the score is still 1—0 to argentina, the netherlands will be looking to change that result. 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 minus five or minus six 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.

this is bbc world news, the headlines fans go wild in zagreb — as croatia beat favourites brazil on penalties in the first of the quarter finals at the qatar world cup. next up argentina play the netherlands. friday's second match between argentina and the netherlands , in under way right now. the score is currently 1—0 to argentina. nahuel molina scored in the first half , assisted by lionel messi. one of russia's most prominent opposition politicians has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. ilya yashin was found guilty of spreading what the authorities claim is false information about the war in ukraine.

police in bangladesh say two leaders of the main opposition party have been charged with inciting attacks on the police. mirza fakhrul islam alamgir and mirza abbas were questioned in connection with clashes with police on wednesday. you are watching bbc news. more than a hundred thousand postal workers have begun a fresh wave of strikes in the run up to christmas, in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. the walk—outs will hit deliveries across the uk, with people being urged to post their christmas cards and parcels earlier than usual. further strikes are planned this month, including on the 23rd and 24th — and the cwu union is preparing to ballot over more action injanuary. 0ur employment correspondent zoe conway reports. 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. the chancellor, 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 plans 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 l 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. i'm joined now by helen thomas, she used to advise the former chancellor george osborne, and is ceo of fianncial consultancy blonde money. she also led research on matt hancock and nadhim zahawi's book on the 2008 financial crash. ; these reforms the biggest we seen in 30 years was a spec. i ; these reforms the biggest we seen in 30 years was a spec.— in 30 years was a spec. i think germany _ in 30 years was a spec. i think germany hunts _ in 30 years was a spec. i think germany hunts said _ in 30 years was a spec. i think germany hunts said it's - in 30 years was a spec. i think - germany hunts said it's a rollback. itself_ germany hunts said it's a rollback. itself frankly i will call it rather than _ itself frankly i will call it rather than big — itself frankly i will call it rather than big bang it's more of a small

sputten _ than big bang it's more of a small sputten its— than big bang it's more of a small sputter. it's lighting the fuse on some _ sputter. it's lighting the fuse on some potential changes in the future — some potential changes in the future. but actually we didn't get that much— future. but actually we didn't get that much detail today. if we look at the criticisms _ that much detail today. if we look at the criticisms of _ that much detail today. if we look at the criticisms of some - that much detail today. if we look at the criticisms of some of - that much detail today. if we look at the criticisms of some of these j at the criticisms of some of these reforms. 0ne at the criticisms of some of these reforms. one of the big ones is that have we learned nothing from the 2008 financial crash? in a sense that these guardrails were put there for a reason. you met helps might concoct write a book about that. is there risk some lessons may not have been learned? i there risk some lessons may not have been learned?— been learned? i think from what we are hearing — been learned? i think from what we are hearing on _ been learned? i think from what we are hearing on this. _ been learned? i think from what we are hearing on this. they _ been learned? i think from what we are hearing on this. they are - are hearing on this. they are trying to be a bit more of a balance between risk and return. if you constrain too far. then there is less risk—taking and less return can be had. i would like to see really get into the nitty—gritty. it's boring. but the detail of how this would operate. from what we hear so far. it's more likely it would affect some smaller banks who are not taking that many risks anyway.

and what it is trying to do is to unlock investment and obviously try and get more growth happening in the economy. here is a thing. we always regulate for the last prices. as we have seen this block over that pension fund industry. the next problem, and there will be another one, is going to come in another part of the financial sector. hat part of the financial sector. not the banks- _ part of the financial sector. not the banks. and _ part of the financial sector. not the banks. and what parts of the financial sector would you say that is? ~ . financial sector would you say that is? . ., . financial sector would you say that is? ., ._ ., is? what actually the financial stability board. _ is? what actually the financial stability board. recently - is? what actually the financial- stability board. recently published a piece on this talking about what they called non—bank financial institutions. that is, places like the pension funds and insurance companies. and this difficulty of white there being mentioned the. the central bank faces banks which is what they do every day when the place reserves with the central bank of the company. these other institutions are a step beyond that.

by institutions are a step beyond that. by their nature it is hard to monitor what is going on. what thank ou ve monitor what is going on. what thank you very much _ monitor what is going on. what thank you very much helen _ monitor what is going on. what thank you very much helen and _ monitor what is going on. what thank you very much helen and thomas - monitor what is going on. what thank you very much helen and thomas for| you very much helen and thomas for joining us with your thoughts today. very good to have you. the government's independent adviser on �*tackling violence against women and girls' has said that she doesn't want to serve under the current home secretary suella braverman. nimco ali has said "suella and i are on completely different planets when it comes to the rights of women and girls". nimco ali was appointed by then—home secretary priti patel in october 2020. the uk is bracing itself for another week of arctic weather, with new warnings of ice and heavy snowfalls in london and the south east that could bring travel disruption. there's concern for vulnerable people who are reluctant to turn their heating on because of soaring energy bills , and those who are homeless , and living on the streets during freezing temperatures. let's get more on this now with lieutenant colonel dean pallant, who's from

the salvation army charity. what a difficult prospect for people who are sleeping rough. just how bad can it quit? who are sleeping rough. just how bad can it auit? ,., ., , can it quit? good evening. yes, it is forecast — can it quit? good evening. yes, it is forecast for _ can it quit? good evening. yes, it is forecast for very _ can it quit? good evening. yes, it is forecast for very cold _ is forecast for very cold temperatures for the next seven days. so severe weather emergency protocol has been put in place. so the salvation army, other churches and charities and government and agencies are conserved about people who were forced to sleep on the streets. so there will be extra activity reaching out to people. trying to help them find a place. more beds are being made available across the country. this is very severe weather and particularly it is most serious for people who are homeless. , , ., ,., ., homeless. yes, tell us about that. are ou homeless. yes, tell us about that. are you seeing _ homeless. yes, tell us about that. are you seeing a — homeless. yes, tell us about that. are you seeing a significant - homeless. yes, tell us about that. are you seeing a significant rise i homeless. yes, tell us about that. are you seeing a significant rise in | are you seeing a significant rise in homelessness? the are you seeing a significant rise in homelessness?— are you seeing a significant rise in homelessness? ., , homelessness? the government figures for london had — homelessness? the government figures for london had shown _ homelessness? the government figures for london had shown an _ homelessness? the government figures for london had shown an increase - homelessness? the government figures for london had shown an increase in - for london had shown an increase in recent months. the government has committed to and homelessness,

street homelessness which is good. as we manifested that commitment and we are grateful for what is being given. there are still people on the streets and it is bitterly cold weather. the salvation army, other churches and churches around there trying to help people. give them some food, commit with them. find out what they would like to do and how we can help them to move forward. and nobody wants to be out on the streets in the current weather. on the streets in the current weather-— on the streets in the current weather. �* �*, ., , ., ,, weather. and it's not 'ust homeless eo - le weather. and it's not 'ust homeless people who _ weather. and it's not 'ust homeless people who may _ weather. and it's notjust homeless people who may struggle _ weather. and it's notjust homeless people who may struggle with - weather. and it's notjust homeless people who may struggle with this | people who may struggle with this cost—of—living crisis many are struggling to heat their homes. where can people who are struggling to keep their homes warm turn for su..ort?,,, , to keep their homes warm turn for support? . , ., ., support? absolutely. the salvation arm is support? absolutely. the salvation army is part _ support? absolutely. the salvation army is part of _ support? absolutely. the salvation army is part of the _ support? absolutely. the salvation army is part of the warm _ support? absolutely. the salvation army is part of the warm welcome | army is part of the warm welcome campaign and their other initiatives so places are open. churches, libraries, other places where people can go and stay warm. get some friendship, have a chart perhaps and watch some tv with somebody. i not stay—at—home in a coal any. this is

really serious. we did a service it recently and just under 20% of people are expected to have to use a food bank or their christmas meal this year. and the same proportions of people are struggling to give toys to their children. so the salvation army has a toy appeal and we have been able to get toys and those are being distributed now and we're working with social services agencies and churches and community centres across the country. there are lots of letters of support for people on the street and for people at home. and people who thought that they would never need support from they would never need support from the sub at action army are turning to us because the cost of living is so serious. to us because the cost of living is so serious-— so serious. and if struggling to co e. so serious. and if struggling to cope- higher— so serious. and if struggling to cope. higher costs _ so serious. and if struggling to cope. higher costs must - so serious. and if struggling to cope. higher costs must be - so serious. and if struggling to - cope. higher costs must be impacting you as a charity as well. how are you as a charity as well. how are you quoting coping with that? you have an increased demand for people needing help but you are also facing higher costs yourself.— higher costs yourself. absolutely. this is our key — higher costs yourself. absolutely. this is our key finding _ higher costs yourself. absolutely. this is our key finding raising - higher costs yourself. absolutely. | this is our key finding raising time this is when the salvation army gets

most of its donation from its public. we are grateful for that. we are facing higher fuel bill. public. we are grateful for that. we are facing higherfuel bill. we public. we are grateful for that. we are facing higher fuel bill. we are facing higher cost. of course, the people who work for us need to be paid fairly as well so there are pressures on wages. this is across the board a difficult situation. but we are grateful for people who can go to our website our website and are able to financially support us. and they're able to help us and help those who need help most right now. thank you very much for your time today dean pallant of the salvation army thank you very much forjoining us and all the best. you are watching bbc news now it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. should the bbc have broadcast distressing details about violence in haiti before the watershed? and does the release of a programme about the duke and duchess of sussex made by a commercial broadcaster,

count as news? on monday, bbc news at six broadcast a report about gang violence in haiti. it's one of the most dangerous places on earth. and senior international correspondent 0rla guerin met some of the victims of gang attacks. her report included some very distressing accounts of shootings and sexual assault, which we're not going to replay. and it was preceded by a warning from the presenter, fiona bruce. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report from the haitian capital, and i should warn you, it contains some distressing details. there are many here with stories that are harrowing to tell and to hear. like this man. his neighborhood is controlled by a gang whose rivals came on a killing spree. several viewers contacted newswatch to express their concern that such

details had been broadcast before the 9pm watershed, when children