this is bbc news with today's headlines: all eyes are on whether england will beat france in their quarter—final match later today. it's the first time the two sides have played at a world cup in a0 years morocco are currently 1—0 up against portugal in their quarter final match. the winner will face england or france in the semi—finals. we are in qatar, we will have the very latest on both of those quarterfinals at a world cup that continues to surprise us. one person has died and a dozen are still missing after a massive explosion in a block of flats in st helier injersey. we'll be hearing from the chief minister and emergency services later in this hour.

the actress ruth madoc has died aged 79. she was best known for starring in the bbc sitcom hi—de—hi. parts of the uk have been warned to expect severe conditions this weekend. manchester airport has just reopened its runways after closing them today due to heavy snow. in qatar, the first quarter final of the day is under way at the world cup. and it's morocco who are continuing to shock the tournament as they lead portugal at half time. later england take on france for a place in the semi—finals, and the anticipation is well and truly building. let's cross straight to doha and to our correspondent olly foster.

morocco were the biggest story in the last 16, the first knockout stage, beating spain, the former world champions on penalties, they are the first arab nation through to the quarterfinal and their coach says they are notjust representing the last african team but the hold of the arab world, at least 80% of the fans in the stadium following morocco and they have not been daunted by facing the portuguese who were favourites for this match. it is a half—time lead against the portuguese, a towering header and they are well worth valued, although portugal have hit the woodwork. the big team news for the portuguese is that they have left cristiano ronaldo, their captain, on the bench once again, but they are trailing to morocco and if they can hold on,

that would be another huge upset here at this world cup and that would give the second of saturday's quarterfinals, the last of them at this world cup between england and france a very different dynamic. imagine that, playing for a semifinal to be playing against morocco. let's cross to the other stadium now and speak to our reporter alex who is there nice and early, i'm not sure about the reaction you had at there, alex, against that moroccan goal, but we have been talking all week about england and about france, england without array of attacking talent but france with that man, five goals so far, so it's a very difficult one to call, this one, alex?- so far, so it's a very difficult one to call, this one, alex? yes, that is riaht, to call, this one, alex? yes, that is right. a — to call, this one, alex? yes, that is right. a very — to call, this one, alex? yes, that is right, a very difficult _ to call, this one, alex? yes, that is right, a very difficult one - to call, this one, alex? yes, that is right, a very difficult one to - is right, a very difficult one to call in — is right, a very difficult one to call in a — is right, a very difficult one to call in a semifinal, you mention there _ call in a semifinal, you mention there has— call in a semifinal, you mention there has been quite a few upsets,

has in _ there has been quite a few upsets, has in the? — there has been quite a few upsets, has in the? england coming to this metch— has in the? england coming to this match as _ has in the? england coming to this match as slight underdogs, the first time they— match as slight underdogs, the first time they have faced that in this tournament, they have been growing into it _ tournament, they have been growing into it as_ tournament, they have been growing into it as they have gone along, they— into it as they have gone along, they have — into it as they have gone along, they have scored 12 goals, kept three _ they have scored 12 goals, kept three clean sheets, split the gulf between — three clean sheets, split the gulf between eight different players. the main discussion points around the england _ main discussion points around the england team is whether they will stick to— england team is whether they will stick to the team and playing so well with — stick to the team and playing so well with such an attacking expressive line—up and the young players _ expressive line—up and the young players who have been doing that, like phit— players who have been doing that, like phil foden, there has been a lot of— like phil foden, there has been a lot of talk— like phil foden, there has been a lot of talk about the battle between mbappe _ lot of talk about the battle between mbappe and walker, he said they are not going _ mbappe and walker, he said they are not going to roll over, that they won't _ not going to roll over, that they won't rott— not going to roll over, that they won't roll out the red carpet for mbappe — won't roll out the red carpet for mbappe to do exactly what they want but at _ mbappe to do exactly what they want but at the _ mbappe to do exactly what they want but at the moment many call him the best player— but at the moment many call him the best player in the world, he has top goat-scorer— best player in the world, he has top goal—scorer in this tournament. the france _ goal—scorer in this tournament. the france manager said england don't

have any— france manager said england don't have any weaknesses, that could be mind _ have any weaknesses, that could be mind games or trulyjust respect. but england, the messaging coming from the _ but england, the messaging coming from the camp, is that they are coming — from the camp, is that they are coming into this one and having to put a _ coming into this one and having to put a marker down and reach the semifinals — put a marker down and reach the semifinals— put a marker down and reach the semifinals. ., ., ~ , , semifinals. you mentioned mbappe, obviously the _ semifinals. you mentioned mbappe, obviously the french _ semifinals. you mentioned mbappe, obviously the french coach - semifinals. you mentioned mbappe, obviously the french coach said - semifinals. you mentioned mbappe, obviously the french coach said yes, i obviously the french coach said yes, he is the man who can make a difference, but you look across that front line has well and you think about france's record goal—scorer whilst here at this tournament for the men's team and also others, they haveif the men's team and also others, they have if you different options as well? . �* , , , well? that's right, they definitely have, one well? that's right, they definitely have. one player— well? that's right, they definitely have, one player who _ well? that's right, they definitely have, one player who gareth - have, one player who gareth southgate who probably doesn't get as much— southgate who probably doesn't get as much credit, he said as he deserved _ as much credit, he said as he deserved and is playing any role for this french — deserved and is playing any role for this french team is set. if you look

at the _ this french team is set. if you look at the past — this french team is set. if you look at the past few goals of the past few tournaments he has a key role role to _ few tournaments he has a key role role to play— few tournaments he has a key role role to play —— griezmann. to stop him pulling — role to play —— griezmann. to stop him pulling the strings. there is a danger— him pulling the strings. there is a danger that england could focus on mbappe. _ danger that england could focus on mbappe, but that is what walker was saying _ mbappe, but that is what walker was saying in— mbappe, but that is what walker was saying in the week, the messaging has been _ saying in the week, the messaging has been from the camp, it isn't england — has been from the camp, it isn't england versus mbappe, they should be focusing on the talent that the england _ be focusing on the talent that the england team have as well. they have every _ england team have as well. they have every other— england team have as well. they have every other nation, media pundits and experts have been speaking about the strength and depth of this england squad and gareth southgate has as— england squad and gareth southgate has as well and he said before one of the _ has as well and he said before one of the earlier games, you cannot make _ of the earlier games, you cannot make a _ of the earlier games, you cannot make a bad _ of the earlier games, you cannot make a bad decision in those forward areas _ make a bad decision in those forward areas as— make a bad decision in those forward areas as all— make a bad decision in those forward areas as all players are so good and they lrring _ areas as all players are so good and they bring so many other options. i will be _ they bring so many other options. i will be interested to see the players _ will be interested to see the players names in the starting line-up — players names in the starting line—up ahead of the kick—off. we line-up ahead of the kick-off. we are about line—up ahead of the kick—off. are about one line—up ahead of the kick—off. - are about one hour and a half away, alex, our reporter at the stadium, head of england against france, i am

sure the bars and cafe in paris will be packed ahead of that one, standing room only and so too here in london and across england, let's head to wembley, this is always a busy venue, greg is there, braving the cascades of beer that will be thrown in the air should there be an england goal, i presume they are watching that morocco — portugal game at the moment but in position for the next game? thea;r game at the moment but in position for the next game?— game at the moment but in position for the next game? they are indeed, the fans are — for the next game? they are indeed, the fans are gathering _ for the next game? they are indeed, the fans are gathering here - for the next game? they are indeed, the fans are gathering here at - the fans are gathering here at wemhley— the fans are gathering here at wemhley box _ the fans are gathering here at wembley box park, _ the fans are gathering here at wembley box park, many- the fans are gathering here at - wembley box park, many worried about this game _ wembley box park, many worried about this game tonight, _ wembley box park, many worried about this game tonight, as— wembley box park, many worried about this game tonight, as you _ wembley box park, many worried about this game tonight, as you have - wembley box park, many worried about this game tonight, as you have been. this game tonight, as you have been hearing. _ this game tonight, as you have been hearing. england _ this game tonight, as you have been hearing, england going _ this game tonight, as you have been hearing, england going in— this game tonight, as you have been hearing, england going in it - this game tonight, as you have been hearing, england going in it as- this game tonight, as you have been hearing, england going in it as a - hearing, england going in it as a slight _ hearing, england going in it as a slight underdogs, _ hearing, england going in it as a slight underdogs, but _ hearing, england going in it as ai slight underdogs, but ultimately france _ slight underdogs, but ultimately france have _ slight underdogs, but ultimately france have come _ slight underdogs, but ultimately france have come down- slight underdogs, but ultimately france have come down and - slight underdogs, but ultimately| france have come down and won slight underdogs, but ultimately - france have come down and won this competition— france have come down and won this competition twice, _ france have come down and won this competition twice, let's _ france have come down and won this competition twice, let's bring - france have come down and won this competition twice, let's bring in- competition twice, let's bring in some _ competition twice, let's bring in some fans — competition twice, let's bring in some fans now— competition twice, let's bring in some fans now that _ competition twice, let's bring in some fans now that are - competition twice, let's bring in some fans now that are here, . competition twice, let's bring in. some fans now that are here, we competition twice, let's bring in- some fans now that are here, we have one that _ some fans now that are here, we have one that says — some fans now that are here, we have one that says he — some fans now that are here, we have one that says he is _ some fans now that are here, we have one that says he is an _ some fans now that are here, we have one that says he is an expert. - some fans now that are here, we have one that says he is an expert. an - one that says he is an expert. an important — one that says he is an expert. an important game _ one that says he is an expert. an important game tonight? - one that says he is an expert. an important game tonight? it’s- one that says he is an expert. an important game tonight?- one that says he is an expert. an important game tonight? it's a huge came, to important game tonight? it's a huge game. to win _ important game tonight? it's a huge game. to win the — important game tonight? it's a huge game, to win the world _

important game tonight? it's a huge game, to win the world cup - important game tonight? it's a huge game, to win the world cup you - important game tonight? it's a huge| game, to win the world cup you have to be _ game, to win the world cup you have to be the _ game, to win the world cup you have to be the best and play a top, top performance from the start to finish — performance from the start to finish it— performance from the start to finish. it is a massive game for the team _ finish. it is a massive game for the team but. — finish. it is a massive game for the team but. at— finish. it is a massive game for the team but, at the end of the day, we have top— team but, at the end of the day, we have top players, top manager, we have top players, top manager, we have to _ have top players, top manager, we have to back the whole team. we were thinkin: have to back the whole team. we were thinking about — have to back the whole team. we were thinking about the _ have to back the whole team. we were thinking about the formation, - have to back the whole team. we were thinking about the formation, it - have to back the whole team. we were thinking about the formation, it has . thinking about the formation, it has worked _ thinking about the formation, it has worked up — thinking about the formation, it has worked up until— thinking about the formation, it has worked up until this _ thinking about the formation, it has worked up until this point, - thinking about the formation, it has worked up until this point, do - thinking about the formation, it has worked up until this point, do you l worked up until this point, do you think— worked up until this point, do you think the — worked up until this point, do you think the manager— worked up until this point, do you think the manager will— worked up until this point, do you think the manager will stick - worked up until this point, do you think the manager will stick to - worked up until this point, do you. think the manager will stick to that formation? — think the manager will stick to that formation? he _ think the manager will stick to that formation? . , think the manager will stick to that formation? ., , ., ., , formation? he has to, he has given the best job — formation? he has to, he has given the best job to _ formation? he has to, he has given the best job to the _ formation? he has to, he has given the best job to the midfielder, - formation? he has to, he has given the best job to the midfielder, he l the bestjob to the midfielder, he has given— the bestjob to the midfielder, he has given in the freedom to express himself. _ has given in the freedom to express himself. he — has given in the freedom to express himself, he is a generational talent and whether he does go to free up, i think— and whether he does go to free up, i think that _ and whether he does go to free up, i think that will be a mistake. i think— think that will be a mistake. i think we _ think that will be a mistake. i think we have to continue on the winning — think we have to continue on the winning formula for the cynical game~ — winning formula for the cynical came. ;: g; , winning formula for the cynical tame. ,': ,': , ., winning formula for the cynical came. ,': ,': , ., ., ., , game. 343 is what the manager used in the euros. — game. 343 is what the manager used in the euros, guys, _ game. 343 is what the manager used in the euros, guys, an _ game. 343 is what the manager used in the euros, guys, an important- in the euros, guys, an important game— in the euros, guys, an important game in— in the euros, guys, an important game in three _ in the euros, guys, an important game in three hour's _ in the euros, guys, an important game in three hour's time, - in the euros, guys, an important- game in three hour's time, someone will be _ game in three hour's time, someone will be going — game in three hour's time, someone will be going on— game in three hour's time, someone will be going on tonight, _ game in three hour's time, someone will be going on tonight, it— game in three hour's time, someone will be going on tonight, it will- game in three hour's time, someone will be going on tonight, it will be i will be going on tonight, it will be either— will be going on tonight, it will be either goodbye _ will be going on tonight, it will be either goodbye or— will be going on tonight, it will be either goodbye or au _ will be going on tonight, it will be either goodbye or au revoir? - will be going on tonight, it will be either goodbye or au revoir? we. will be going on tonight, it will be either goodbye or au revoir? we are auoin to either goodbye or au revoir? we are going to win. _ either goodbye or au revoir? we are going to win. are — either goodbye or au revoir? we are going to win, are england _ either goodbye or au revoir? we are going to win, are england bringing l going to win, are england bringing it home _ going to win, are england bringing it home tonight? of course, because, of course! _ it home tonight? of course, because, of course! ~ . , , . .,

of course! what is your prediction? encland, of course! what is your prediction? england. extra _ of course! what is your prediction? england, extra time. _ of course! what is your prediction? england, extra time. should - of course! what is your prediction? england, extra time. should the i of course! what is your prediction? i england, extra time. should the team be worried about _ england, extra time. should the team be worried about mbappe, _ england, extra time. should the team be worried about mbappe, he - england, extra time. should the team be worried about mbappe, he is - england, extra time. should the team be worried about mbappe, he is the l be worried about mbappe, he is the best player— be worried about mbappe, he is the best player in — be worried about mbappe, he is the best player in the _ be worried about mbappe, he is the best player in the world? _ be worried about mbappe, he is the best player in the world? 11- be worried about mbappe, he is the best player in the world?— best player in the world? 11 versus 11 will be all _ best player in the world? 11 versus 11 will be all right, _ best player in the world? 11 versus 11 will be all right, i— best player in the world? 11 versus 11 will be all right, i think - best player in the world? 11 versus 11 will be all right, i think it'll - 11 will be all right, i think it'll be ok — 11 will be all right, i think it'll be ok. . ~ 11 will be all right, i think it'll be ok. ., ~ 11 will be all right, i think it'll beok. ., , , be ok. that kick off is in 'ust under three i be ok. that kick off is in 'ust under three hour's �* be ok. that kick off is in 'ust under three hour's time h be ok. that kick off is in just under three hour's time and | under three hour's time and obviously— under three hour's time and obviously one _ under three hour's time and obviously one of— under three hour's time and obviously one of those - under three hour's time and | obviously one of those team under three hour's time and - obviously one of those team will be going _ obviously one of those team will be going home — obviously one of those team will be going home for— obviously one of those team will be going home for some _ obviously one of those team will be going home for some it _ obviously one of those team will be going home for some it will- obviously one of those team will be going home for some it will either. going home for some it will either be goodbye — going home for some it will either be goodbye or— going home for some it will either be goodbye or a _ going home for some it will either be goodbye or a rewire, _ going home for some it will either be goodbye or a rewire, as- going home for some it will either be goodbye or a rewire, as the - be goodbye or a rewire, as the french— be goodbye or a rewire, as the french would _ be goodbye or a rewire, as the french would say. _ be goodbye or a rewire, as the french would say.— be goodbye or a rewire, as the french would say. greg their live in the shadow — french would say. greg their live in the shadow of _ french would say. greg their live in the shadow of wembley _ french would say. greg their live in the shadow of wembley stadium i french would say. greg their live in . the shadow of wembley stadium when england reached the final of the european championship last year, beaten by italy, as greg was saying we are just i was away from that match between england and france, the last of the quarterfinals and they will be playing whoever gets through from that either morocco or portugal. roccojust through from that either morocco or portugal. rocco just scoring a wonderful chance to double the lead against the portuguese, they have kicked off in the second half, cristiano ronaldo is just kicked off in the second half, cristiano ronaldo isjust preparing to come on as well. they need to

find a spark if they are to stay in this world cup, that first of saturday's quarterfinals is morocco one — portugal zero at the moment. at the moment that is all from qatar. on mentioned the anticipation and build—up amongst french fans and our paris correspondent told me about the sense of excitement about the match in france. in the sense of excitement about the match in france.— match in france. in all this, what can i match in france. in all this, what can i say. — match in france. in all this, what can i say. there _ match in france. in all this, what can i say, there is _ match in france. in all this, what can i say, there is no _ match in france. in all this, what can i say, there is no fan - match in france. in all this, what can i say, there is no fan zone, i can i say, there is no fan zone, disappointing, because it is midwinter here, but everyone you speak to is asking where are you going tonight? the bars of paris will be full and i think most people will be full and i think most people will be full and i think most people will be watching from home but everyone will be watching it and we were hearing there that technically france are the favourites and the

last guy was talking about england as underdogs, i am not sure that is how it seems here, obviously when you look at their past records in the last 20 years france has done much better than england at the championships and is a twice world cup winner and so on. but people are very, very aware here of change that has come over the english team, the change in its make—up, mood, confidence, the generalfeel change in its make—up, mood, confidence, the general feel of it, the change of its tactics, all of this may people watching football very aware that this is a challenge, the biggest challenge so far of this world cup, certainly, and the french are confident. but this emphasis on mbappe, it is not necessarily a very good thing, it makes them think he is the golden trigger, silver bullet, he will resolve all of our difficulty is, of course there are the players beside him. but, psychologically, i cannot help but

think that this endless going on about mbappe might not be a good thing in the end. at least one person is dead — and around another dozen people are missing after an explosion brought down a block of flats on jersey. the blast happened in the early hours of the morning — in the capital, st helier. jersey police say residents had reported smelling gas in the area. a warning: that this report from our correspondent, robert hall, contains footage of the explosion. it sounded like a roll of thunder according to eyewitnesses. the explosion happened on a hillside street overlooking st helier�*s harbour. this is the moment captured on a close circuit television camera on a cafe half a mile away. emergency services were on the scene within a few minutes. they found one three storey block of flats virtually demolished, with adjoining buildings on fire or badly damaged. the explosion hurled debris and glass over an area several hundred yards across.

every available emergency vehicle was sent to the scene, as island authorities declared a major incident and the hospital's casualty department closed to non—urgent cases. fire crews helped some people from the area, but police confirmed that one individual had died, and that more casualties were likely. you know, it is hard to speculate, and i wouldn't want to speculate on those sorts of things. there is a reality to this, of course, and we should probably condition ourselves to that or at least consider that, but you know, i want us to be hopeful that we will start that search. but there has to be a recognition that we could have more fatalities, of course. the priority now is to begin a search of the building, but police say the site is still highly dangerous and they have sought help from hampshire fire service. meanwhile dozens of people have been evacuated to the town hall and provided with clothing, food and warmth, while efforts are under way to rehouse them as temperatures continue to fall. this is the second tragedy to hit jersey in the past few days.

the island is still grieving the loss of three fishermen following a collision between their vessel and a ferry. a recovery operation is due to begin tomorrow. we all come together at the hard times, and support each other. that is what we do, and i think it is through those hard times that we really understand what it means to be a community. the cause of the explosion is unconfirmed but police are following up information that fire crews were called to the flats in the hours before the flats, following concerns about a smell of gas. a search for further victims expected to last several days. earlier, our news correspondent robert hall gave us the latest from st helier. you have the chief minister there, praising the way people have pulled together and that is certainly true, butjersey is still reeling from the loss of those fishermen and that

dreadful incident is just a couple of days ago. for this to happen, in the dead of night, when a lot of people would have been sleeping, what a dreadful thing. but the community is rallying and people are being given at least one fan food, while they work out how to move on from this incident. let me give you a bit of geography, if i get chris who is on the camera to just tighten the shot to give you a sense of where we are, pier road where these flats stand is on an elevated plot just above its st helier�*s harbour, it is a bit shady, you have two blocks either side to the right and left and at the back, a light—coloured stretch of wall, that is the site of a third block of buildings and we think that the buildings and we think that the building that has come down contained around six individual flats. as you can also see, and was made clear by the police chief ali, the building has effectivelyjust an kicked straight down as a result of

the explosion, very difficult search operation for the firemen that are up operation for the firemen that are up there. at the moment, as you can see, there is a bit of a weight going on because they have to... they need extra equipment. in the last couple of hours a team from hampshire fire and rescue specialist search team have arrived injersey and in the next couple of hours and air force chinook is and in the next couple of hours and airforce chinook is due in with equipment to help those searchers begin their work, but it will be very slow and obviously very delicate. it is that glimmer of hope, but it is going to take some considerable time to establish whether anybody else has survived. is a really challenging search operation may perhaps slightly easier now that the extra resources are coming in. is there any indication as to how long this operation will take the? brute indication as to how long this operation will take the? we are told several days — operation will take the? we are told several days and _ operation will take the? we are told several days and i _ operation will take the? we are told several days and i can _ operation will take the? we are told several days and i can understand i several days and i can understand that because, whilst they have made

it safe, the fire is out, they have cut off gas and water supplies, nobody really knows the structure of that collapsed building and they are going to have to work their way right through it from top to bottom, that pile of rubbish and debris. you cannot underestimate the force of this explosion, the debris was thrown hundreds of yards onto surrounding streets, that whole area is now cordoned off for safety reasons, that may also be the case for a couple of days ago. so it is going to be hard, difficult, but you can rest assured, because that is the way these things are carried out, that it will be done painstakingly. we will be returning tojersey live to bring you a press conference that is scheduled to be taking place that is scheduled to be taking place that is being held by the emergency services there, we will return to that shortly. a sixteenth child has died with a suspected infection of the invasive strain of strep a. the child was a secondary school pupil in east sussex. public health officials in brighton and hove says they're working

with the school to inform parents and explain what to do if a child develops symptoms. most strep a infections are mild, and severe or complicated cases remain rare. services have resumed at manchester airport after dozens of flights were disrupted by snow. both runways were closed for a time this morning disrupting around 24 flights. in a statement the airport operation company said, "we are advising all passengers to check the status of their flight with their airline." hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters have taken to the streets in the capital of bangladesh, dhaka. they are demanding the resignation of the government — which they blame for the country's economic problems. security in the city is tight — and many people are staying off the streets, fearing violence. the actress ruth madoc has died at the age of 79. come in. good morning, geoffrey.

she was best known for her portrayal of gladys pugh, in the 1980s, bbc comedy — �*hi—de—hi!�* she also appeared in the second series of �*little britain', as daffyd thomas' mother. yesterday, it was reported she'd been forced to pull out of a christmas panto after being hospitalised due to an accident earlier this week. jeffrey holland who starred as spike in "hi—de—hi!" alongside ruth madoc spoke to me about his co—star and the legacy she has left. we worked together for a long time, notjust in, but we did the stage show, i did several pantomimes with her as well. we have a lot of happy memories to draw on and she was a wonderful performer and she will be greatly missed. her character was so iconic in hi—de—hi. but she was also very skilled actors on stage and screen? indeed she was, she was very talented musical performer as well

with a wonderful singing voice. and her history goes back a long way to minstrel shows and all of that stuff back in the 1960s. but it was a joy to work with someone and we had such laughs. i was very lucky to work with that comedy grew and we just never stopped laughing from morning until night and i will have those memories of ruth forever. she has left us a wonderful legacy with gladys pugh. i imagine the antics on set and the amount of fun you would have had with your co—stars on that would have beenjust a laugh a day it was. i was very lucky to do a job like that, fun doing a job you liked. we just had such a laugh together, it really was great fun. and why did you think her role as gladys pugh resonated so much with audiences and why was her role

so well loved? it was the frustration of the character, she drew on her own ancestry, i will drag that wonderful voice up, exaggerated welsh valleys voice. they called her the vamp from the valleys. she played a lot of people she knew, a lot of people she grew up with as a role model for the voice of the characterisation of gladys and it was the frustration and when she was trying to flirt with simon in the first few series and then when he left david came along and the roles were reversed, because he did the floating and she did the fending off, but the show survived she survived that, the character survive that, that is how good she was as gladys pugh. she really was, and a whole portfolio of work in the decades since and even up until recently she was still working, she was due to be in that pantomime, even at her age now? that's right, she was going into a national tour of the miracle

comeback hotel.— national tour of the miracle comeback hotel. ,, . ., ., ., comeback hotel. she had a lot of work to look _ comeback hotel. she had a lot of work to look forward _ comeback hotel. she had a lot of work to look forward to. - comeback hotel. she had a lot of work to look forward to. such - comeback hotel. she had a lot of work to look forward to. such a l work to look forward to. such a tragedy, but there you go. sir eltonjohn's become the latest celebrity to leave twitter since its acquisition by tesla boss elon musk. in what could be his last ever tweet, the rocket man singer wrote — "it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used "to divide our world. "i've decided to no longer use twitter, given their recent change "in policy which will allow misinformation to "flourish unchecked." in response to the announcement, mr musk said he hoped the star would return. the head of the russian human rights organisation that's been jointly awarded this year's nobel peace prize, memorial, has denounced russia�*s war in ukraine as �*insane and criminal�*, at the award ceremony in norway. jan rachinsky told the audience that moscow�*s propaganda sought to twist russian citizens�* memory of their own country�*s past by swapping the concepts of fascism and anti—fascism.

this year�*s other laureates are another human rights organisation, ukraine�*s centre for civil liberties, and the jailed belarusian rights activist, ales bialiatski. translation: we are particularly . rateful to translation: we are particularly grateful to the _ translation: we are particularly grateful to the committee - translation: we are particularly grateful to the committee for- grateful to the committee for sharing this great honour with the ukrainian centre for civil freedoms and the brave belarusian civil rights defender ales bialiatski. this decision of the committee has great meaning for us, it underlines that state borders cannot and should not divide a civil society. the fact that they are our core recipients are, is an added award. for us the highest priority is the human being, their lives freedom and dignity, we reject the formula that managed nothing, the everything. ourfocus is not on momentous historical events on questions about politics, although one must examine them in order to understand the context of

human destiny, more important for us other names and fates of individuals who have become victims of criminal state policy, past and present. families who received poor care at an nhs maternity unit in nottingham are being urged to come forward to share their experience with an independent inquiry. in september, midwife donna ockenden, began examining how dozens of babies died or were injured at nottingham university hospitals trust. almost a thousand people have so far taken part in the review, but there are calls for many more to also share information, as rob sissons reports. three months in, the investigation goes on to uncover the depth and scale of failings at nottingham�*s two maternity units are stretching back at least ten years. more than 750 families have contacted the donna ockenden review team on a 226 staff and 1000 families identified by the trust have been sent letters inviting them to take part in the review. this covers cut five

categories of cases, babies are stillborn, those with brain damage, babies who died after birth, mothers with severe harm and mothers who died. donna ockenden says it�*s important people reply to the letters. families must respond, because otherwise we cannot have access to their medical records. these letters might come as a shock to the families, they might be unaware of questions around poor care and i guess? absolutely, the main groups of families within our terms of reference have suffered the most tragic event, the most life changing event possible and we absolutely appreciate the difficulty in receiving the letter. perhaps the difficulty in making the decision. so what we would say to families is, if you are worried, if you have got questions, please come forward to our review team and we will do our

very best to help you. jack and sarah hawkins�* daughter harriet died back in 2016 after a series of failings. jack says the success of the review will come with lots of voices. the number of people is large, what that does give is a massive opportunity to have a whole lot of information, a lot experience coming into the review. so if people who get letters, people invited for review, you can do very little and still be in the review and you can do a lot and be in the review. but, either way, your information, your experience, is really vital. i would just ask, dig deep, please find that strength, i it could be that you will save other baby's lives and, _ please come forward. the e—mail to get in touch with the team is... that was rob sissons reporting. conservation experts say the "sea cow" is being driven

to the edge of extinction. according to an update of the international union for the conservation of nature�*s red list, the dugong is almost wiped out in some parts of the world. our science correspondent victoria gill sent this report from the un biodiversity conference in montreal. the red list is something no creature wants to be on. it�*s a list of more than 40,000 species now threatened with extinction. and the international union for the conservation of nature revealed the latest update to this list here at the biodiversity talks in montreal. it laid out what conservationists have called a barrage of threats to the marine world. marine species are facing unsustainable fishing and by—catch, poaching, criminal networks, pollution, climate change, disease. the pillar coral that�*s found throughout the caribbean is now deemed critically endangered, threatened by pollution and warming seas. many other species feed and live on these corals. the dugong, a large grazing marine mammal is now

on the brink of extinction, with trawling and pollution wrecking its habitat. what is happening here in montreal aims to turn this around by agreeing a global deal to protect nature. indigenous people, many of whom live in some of the most biodiverse places on earth, are here to remind all of those countries that their rights are a fundamental part of that. where we are able to protect our territories and practice our traditional livelihoods, that is where nature remains and biodiversity remains. so these are hot spots that are left. the most biodiverse areas are indigenous people - and local communities' areas. places where they live. not places where guards - are wearing uniforms and guns to guard, no. it's where people live, i because then they know the value of this biodiversity, and that is why they live - there are almost two weeks left of these negotiations,

but there are already some concerns that there is a lot of division remaining between all the countries, particularly on how to pay for the protection of biodiversity. with a million species now facing extinction according to the un, this is being called a last chance for the natural world. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there, very cold again, temperatures falling rapidly where we have the clear skies, we do have a band of rain and sleet and snow moving down across scotland, if you wish i was for northern ireland, xiao was moving away from western england and wales, some icy conditions here, maybe into the midlands, with the cloud bringing in bringing snow flurries. clearest weather in the south—east, the far north of england, temperatures could be down to —7, widespread frost and icy conditions into sunday. glints stay quite acquire cloudy, possibly snow there, most sunshine for wales, showers becoming better in the south

of england, northern ireland and scotland away from the far north. maybe some snow towards the borders, the far north—east of england, sunshine across other parts of northern england, still cold everywhere. temperatures struggling to reach one or 2 degrees and we are staying in the cold weather through the next few days, find some wintry showers bringing risk of icy conditions and probably some more freezing fog around for the start of the week.