appearances in dramas like casualty. i don't mince my words, as you know. i haven't the time or the inclination, so, i'll out with it. she sighs. i should have said no to your proposal of marriage. beautiful! but she will be best remembered as one of maplin�*s most favourite and most loved stars. well, campers, it's a sad moment, but all the buses and trains are waiting to take you home. may i, on behalf of maplins holiday camp, say we hope you've had a wonderful week, and we look forward again to seeing you next year. goodbye, campers, and... hi—de-hi! tha actress ruth madoc, who's died at the age of 79. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10 o'clock. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines at six... there's just an hour to go until kick—off and england fans are preparing for the three lions to face france in qatar. it's the first time the two sides have played at a world cup in a0 years france and england have arrived at the al bait stadium to the north of qatar. both teams up unchanged. meanwhile celebrations are well under way in morocco — they beat portguat 1—0, becoming the first african nation to reach a world cup semifinal.

elsewhere, at least three people have died after an explosion that destroyed a block of flats in jersey. around 12 others are still missing — authorities say searches will continue through the night at the site in st helier. it is a scene of tragedy but it's a scene of complete devastation. parts of the uk are experiencing severe weather conditions this weekend, with snow and ice hitting scotland and the south—east and west of england. the actress ruth madoc has died aged 79. she was best known for starring in the bbc sitcom hi—de—hi.

morocco have made history, knocking—out portugal with a 1—0 win in the quarterfinals. they now become the first—ever african team to reach a men's world cup semifinal. meanwhile, the anticipation is building for england as they prepare for their game against france, which kicks off in less than an hour. let's go straight to doha and to our correspondent olly foster. many thanks indeed. we thought those quarterfinals yesterday would take some beating. we saw argentina get past the netherlands on penalties and also croatia knock out brazil on and also croatia knock out brazil on a shoot out but, my word, the first of the quarterfinals here at the stadium. morocco, perhaps we shouldn't have been surprised because they finish top of their group, finishing above croatia. they beat the belgians in the group as

well and then in the last 16 they beat a former world champion in spain, another european powerhouse and they've only gone and portugal inside 90 minutes. an amazing result for them and that is really going to change the dynamic the second of the four, quarterfinals change the dynamic the second of the four, quarter finals with change the dynamic the second of the four, quarterfinals with france change the dynamic the second of the four, quarter finals with france and england knowing that morocco are waiting for them and they will think of that is a bit of a free hit perhaps but from the way that morocco played against the portuguese you really can take nothing for granted for them. it was yusuf missouri was the match when there was a towering headerjust before the break but to a man morocco were immense up against the portuguese. the portuguese again left their captain cristiano rinaldo on the second match running. they put him on in the second half as they try to salvage something from they try to salvage something from

the game. he had a chance that saved the game. he had a chance that saved the moroccan keeper again another one of their heroes and the whole stadium erupted at full time and it is notjust the stadium erupted at full time and it is not just the fact that they have become the first african nation to go this far. 0ther become the first african nation to go this far. other african nations have reach the quarterfinals. senegal, ghana, cameroon, so they've done one step better than that, but they are the first arabic speaking nation to do so well at a world cup and that is why so many arabic speaking nations, especially from this region of the world, have massed behind morocco and they have a huge support for them here in qatar. there is a saudi arabian fan packsjust qatar. there is a saudi arabian fan packs just below qatar. there is a saudi arabian fan packsjust below me qatar. there is a saudi arabian fan packs just below me here. tens of thousands worst pact in there it seems and they erupted at full—time and the moroccan coach, who has only

beenin and the moroccan coach, who has only been in charge of six months, says they are flying the flag for africa, of course getting further than any other african nation, but also flying the flag and the presenting of the arabic speaking nation as well. it's hugely significant result for morocco in global football as well in they've earned their place rightly in the semifinals but now, will it be england or france that they face? we will find that the next two or three hours. filly next two or three hours. olly foster, thank _ next two or three hours. olly foster, thank you. _ next two or three hours. olly foster, thank you. our - next two or three hours. 0lly foster, thank you. our correspondent indo half. 0ur correspondent ——in doha. ahead of that england game, alex howell is outside the al bayt stadium where tonights match will take place. the team uses cumin and it is the same line up for england that took to the pitch against senegal and that has been the real discussion point coming into this match, whether gareth southgate would stick with his players who have done so

well to reach here against bigger nations in the past england have adapted and played it in a more conservative way with a five of a 5/83 the back but he has stuck to the players that have done so well so far and that has been a real talking point from other nations and people looking in. england to start backing their young players going forward in this tournament, players like phil foden, jude bellingham and bukayo saka. like as been mentioned, they know what is waiting for them in the semifinal but first they have a massive task to beat the world champions. this would be a real legacy gather southgate in the team if they are able to do it and there will be a memorable atmosphere. about 9000 england fans expected to be behind me in the stadium when the team takes on the pitch and just under an hour. team takes on the pitch and 'ust under an houni team takes on the pitch and 'ust under an hour. ., ~ , ., ~ ., under an hour. thank you, alex towel there. we under an hour. thank you, alex towel there- we can — under an hour. thank you, alex towel there. we can get _ under an hour. thank you, alex towel there. we can get a _ under an hour. thank you, alex towel there. we can get a bit _ under an hour. thank you, alex towel there. we can get a bit of— under an hour. thank you, alex towel there. we can get a bit of a _ under an hour. thank you, alex towel there. we can get a bit of a sense - there. we can get a bit of a sense of that kind of atmosphere here in the uk with fans waiting to watch that game. greg

mckenzie is at mclean wembley for us. what is the atmosphere like? absolutely heaving! there is a bit of a party going on at the moment and really a crucial game for england tonight against formidable opponents france the world cup holders. we can bring in some of the fans now, a crucial game tonight as it has been for all the games but this were more important? yes. it has been for all the games but this were more important? yes, it is massive. this were more important? yes, it is massive- this _ this were more important? yes, it is massive. this is _ this were more important? yes, it is massive. this is the _ this were more important? yes, it is massive. this is the one _ this were more important? yes, it is massive. this is the one i _ this were more important? yes, it is massive. this is the one i reckon - massive. this is the one i reckon that— massive. this is the one i reckon that is_ massive. this is the one i reckon that is going to show we're going to id that is going to show we're going to go against — that is going to show we're going to go against morocco and the final. the winner— go against morocco and the final. the winner of tonight was are going to play morocco in what you think the scoreline is going to be? definitely 2—1 to england. i’m definitely 2-1 to england. i'm lovin: definitely 2-1 to england. i'm loving the — definitely 2—1 to england. i'm loving the england shirt. we have come repping. loving the england shirt. we have come repping-_ loving the england shirt. we have comereuina. ., , , , loving the england shirt. we have come reuinu. ., , , , ., come repping. honestly, every time a web football — come repping. honestly, every time a web football shirt _ come repping. honestly, every time a

web football shirt they _ come repping. honestly, every time a web football shirt they win, _ come repping. honestly, every time a web football shirt they win, so... - web football shirt they win, so... so they might be willing tonight? we can bring in some fans. literally under an hour now until kick—off. an important game going into of the underdogs. what you think the chances are, england? mi underdogs. what you think the chances are, england? ali underdogs, thou~h? chances are, england? ali underdogs, though? how— chances are, england? ali underdogs, though? how and _ chances are, england? ali underdogs, though? how and drugs? _ chances are, england? ali underdogs, though? how and drugs? i've - chances are, england? ali underdogs, though? how and drugs? i've been i though? how and drugs? i've been impressed — though? how and drugs? i've been impressed every game i've been impressed every game i've been impressed and, look, after the morocco — impressed and, look, after the morocco game, if we beat france it is coming _ morocco game, if we beat france it is coming home. like morocco game, if we beat france it is coming home-— is coming home. like i said, there have been — is coming home. like i said, there have been those _ is coming home. like i said, there have been those of— is coming home. like i said, there have been those of upsets - is coming home. like i said, there have been those of upsets in - is coming home. like i said, there have been those of upsets in the i have been those of upsets in the tournament already in a lot of big teams of already gone out and this is a chance to shine and i personally believe it is coming home. come on england! than personally believe it is coming home. come on england! an unchanged sauad 'ust home. come on england! an unchanged squadjust for— home. come on england! an unchanged squad just for now _ home. come on england! an unchanged squad just for now say _ home. come on england! an unchanged squad just for now say the _ home. come on england! an unchanged squad just for now say the same - squad just for now say the same formation for — 3—3. it has worked so well for gareth southgate was my guys. you think a change and i might have been appropriate to stick with what you know? i have been appropriate to stick with what you know?— have been appropriate to stick with what you know? i would like to see consistency- _ what you know? i would like to see consistency- i— what you know? i would like to see consistency. i am _ what you know? i would like to see consistency. i am a _ what you know? i would like to see consistency. i am a tottenham - what you know? i would like to see consistency. i am a tottenham fan| consistency. i am a tottenham fan and we _ consistency. ! am a tottenham fan and we play— consistency. i am a tottenham fan and we play the same squad we in, week_ and we play the same squad we in, week out — and we play the same squad we in, week out. the scene of england is

great _ week out. the scene of england is great i_ week out. the scene of england is great. i think if we had made even wouldn't _ great. i think if we had made even wouldn't change it kind of messes up the momentum a little bit so it is -lad the momentum a little bit so it is glad to— the momentum a little bit so it is glad to see the same squad. which is a good _ glad to see the same squad. which is a good job— glad to see the same squad. which is a good job against senegal and we will do _ a good job against senegal and we will do a _ a good job against senegal and we will do a good job against france. they— will do a good job against france. they were — will do a good job against france. they were easy opponents i get up until now? 0pen might guess, but at the same time they didn't score a goal. after france it is a lot harder and we had tests and can overcome them and only time will tell. have on here and there are hundreds of people now gathered here at wembley and there are thousands in fact. there you have it. kick—off is under an hour and ultimately one of those teams will be ending the world cup tournament. two nights. he covered under an hour. studio: that is writing you do have the best seat in the house there.

great crowds in a positive atmosphere there in wembley but let's find out and out what the atmosphere is like among french fans. lucy williamson is in paris for us. is there the same sense of confidence and hope among fans there? ~ , , ., �* confidence and hope among fans there? , , ,, there? absolutely. it won't surprise ou bit to there? absolutely. it won't surprise you bit to know _ there? absolutely. it won't surprise you bit to know that _ there? absolutely. it won't surprise you bit to know that in _ there? absolutely. it won't surprise you bit to know that in this - there? absolutely. it won't surprise you bit to know that in this packed l you bit to know that in this packed bar france at the firm favourites. perhaps the most confident was behind me who said we are french, we are arrogant, sorry about that we're going to win and by the way brexit has disturbed the mentality of the england team! that was his view, anyway. a little more caution from many of the people in the bar though saying england is a very tough side to beat. particular nervousness around the strikers, people like harry kane and one man said to me, look, they are very evenly matched. it was not going to be a tough fight tonight but even he said he thinks france is going to come back on top

—— it is going to be a tough fight tonight. -- it is going to be a tough fight toniaht. . , -- it is going to be a tough fight toniaht. , ., .., , -- it is going to be a tough fight toniaht. , ., , , -- it is going to be a tough fight toniaht. _ ., , ,., tonight. lucy, of course there is a hue tonight. lucy, of course there is a huge amount _ tonight. lucy, of course there is a huge amount of— tonight. lucy, of course there is a huge amount of pressure - tonight. lucy, of course there is a huge amount of pressure on - tonight. lucy, of course there is a l huge amount of pressure on france with some people seeing england as potentially the underdogs but of course there is no sense of complacency either?- course there is no sense of complacency either? well, is that sense of pressure _ complacency either? well, is that sense of pressure here. _ complacency either? well, is that sense of pressure here. more - complacency either? well, is that | sense of pressure here. more than one person is said as the title holders in the favourites that there is the added layer of pressure but there is a real belief here in this french side, particularly stars like mbappe. he has really dominated loss of the coverage and of people are throwing their hopes behind him. just like she has really dominated a lot of the coverage. has just like she has really dominated a lot of the coverage.— lot of the coverage. has the victory by morocco — lot of the coverage. has the victory by morocco change _ lot of the coverage. has the victory by morocco change the _ lot of the coverage. has the victory by morocco change the dynamic - by morocco change the dynamic slightly? by morocco change the dynamic sliuhtl ? , ., ., ., slightly? there is a lot of celebration _ slightly? there is a lot of celebration going - slightly? there is a lot of celebration going on - slightly? there is a lot of. celebration going on already slightly? there is a lot of— celebration going on already outside the bar in central paris. lots of fun celebrating that win but i think everyone here is really gearing up for this game tonight. there was a man so might one man who said this is a man so might one man who said this is the beginning. this the final and their�*s an awful lot of

hype behind the england— france historic rivalry, the fact that they are meeting head—to—head in this world cup and so i think there's a lot of excitement, loss of energy around this game.— lot of excitement, loss of energy around this game. bengi, lucy. not lona to around this game. bengi, lucy. not long to go- — around this game. bengi, lucy. not long to go- lucy _ around this game. bengi, lucy. not long to go. lucy williamson - around this game. bengi, lucy. not long to go. lucy williamson in - long to go. lucy williamson in paris. —— thank you, lucy. i'm joined now by marie le conte, a french—morrocan columnist and author. thank you so much forjoining us. i have to ask you what your reaction was when morocco produced this incredible and historical result? amazingly and slightly embarrassingly i am actually technically boycotting the world cups i was not watching but when the google page updated amis had a heart attack. i thought it was a bit early in the game so i continued nearly having a heart attack until the end of those eight minutes of injury time but it has been brilliant. but like your boycott notwithstanding, what is your reaction to that? does it feel of a moment in history with

morocco being the first african nation to get this far in the world cup? absolutely in the first arab nation as well. it has been absolutely massive so morocco has always been a big, big football nations that everybody my family has a team and watches over games etc and yet for my entire life in all the international tenements had just been incredibly disappointing so i think the first time the women's team got to the final of the women's african cup over the summer was amazing and now this. it is generallyjust been exhilarating and i think generallyjust been exhilarating and ithink again, generallyjust been exhilarating and i think again, watching history being made, which is tremendous. if we look ahead to the england— france game, what are your thoughts? also, if france win and up against morocco, as a french moroccan, where is your loyalty like? i’m morocco, as a french moroccan, where is your loyalty like?— is your loyalty like? i'm not sure. i would is your loyalty like? i'm not sure. i would have _ is your loyalty like? i'm not sure. i would have to _ is your loyalty like? i'm not sure. i would have to go _ is your loyalty like? i'm not sure. i would have to go for _ is your loyalty like? i'm not sure. i would have to go for morocco i i would have to go for morocco because i think you do have to back the underdog and again france and i wish i know it's quite a mean thing to say on british television but

we're quite used to winning the world cup, reallymy first bubble memory was 1998 so i think actually morocco would be such a beautiful thing to happen would mean a lot more to moroccans —— football memory. i think i would back then but don't tell my dad. you memory. i think i would back then but don't tell my dad.— but don't tell my dad. you are sounding _ but don't tell my dad. you are sounding surprisingly - but don't tell my dad. you are | sounding surprisingly confident about france's chances in this game? actually, i'm stuck in a slightly weird situation in that i am actually backing england on the pitch because i actually adore the england side. i watched every second of the year rose and i became genuinely a massive, massive england fan over that summer. just make every second of the year rose. i think the thing is i worry some tablets or parts of the media will be absolutely everything and went off the pitch i'm actually backing france. —— mentally. ithink to off the pitch i'm actually backing france. —— mentally. i think to be an issue ever wins i will be quite happy which is an incredibly smug thing to say but here we are. that is uuite thing to say but here we are. that is quite good. _ thing to say but here we are. that is quite good, insurers a happy result. you result. you mentioned

you are boycotting the world cup. just explain briefly why and has there been that sense of a different attitude towards the world cup amongst french support by? if i am an entirely honest _ amongst french support by? if i am an entirely honest i _ amongst french support by? if i am an entirely honest i don't _ amongst french support by? if i am an entirely honest i don't really - an entirely honest i don't really know because i've not lived in france for 13 years now but i'm boycotting over the kind of treatment of lgbt people and also everything that happened in the process of building stadiums and getting ready for that cup. so if people died, so many people were treated absolutely horribly —— i just felt i couldn't watch it and obviously have ended up in this worst of all possible worlds where i remain incredibly stressed and kind of following the google page where it updates automatically whenever anyone scores so, yes, i have ended up anyone scores so, yes, i have ended up i think making quite a stupid decision but i feel like they've made it now so i can't really turn back. when that either way, movie, evenif back. when that either way, movie, even if you're not watching the game, enjoy whatever the results may be in thank you for taking time to speak to us. like mecca french

moroccan columnist. ——marie le conte, a french moroccan columnist. at least three people are 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 short time ago thejeresey police and fire services held a press conference. robin smith, chief officer of the states ofjersey police gave this update a short while ago. it is as i described this morning, a scene of utter devastation. i mean, the building has completely collapsed. it is... it doesn't even look like a building was. so a very significant explosion with a very, very wide scene, hence the reasons why we have the cordons the way they are because of course that's about keeping people safe as well as any evidence that may

come from it so it's a scene of tragedy but it's a scene of complete devastation. robin smith frp, jersey police. kristina moore the chief minister of the states ofjersey also spoke — she said how the community had pulled together. what a strong and resilient community we have and how very compassionate islanders are. everybody wants to support each other and particularly those who are directly affected by both incidents. it is really heart—warming in the 20th, zist it is really heart—warming in the 20th, 21st century when it is often said that communities are fracturing that we have such a strong community and it is something that we all really value here in particular. people want to help in that's one of the reasons why we set up the call centre today, not only to share information for those who need it but also for those who wish to support us in particular ways to also come forward. and we will be further advancing those plans in the

coming days because there is clearly a lot of compassion within a community and a desire to support those islanders who are affected. joseph was my chief minister christina moore speaking at a press conference earlier. time is coming up conference earlier. time is coming up to 20 minutes past six. ——jersey�*s chief minister christina moore speaking at a press 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 dozens of flights were disrupted by snow. both runways were closed for a time this morning disrupting around 2a 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. 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, the tv series,

but we did the stage show and the summer seasons with it and 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. yeah, and her character was so iconic in hi—de—hi. and very well—loved but, as you mention, she was also a really 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, you know, it was a joy to work with someone like that. we had such laughs. i was very lucky to work with that comedy grew and we just never comedy crew and we just never stopped laughing from morning until night and i will have those memories of ruth forever, you know? she has left us a wonderful

legacy with gladys pugh. yeah, and 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, where you could have such 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? because, you know, it was the frustration of the character. she drew on her own ancestry and dragged that wonderful voice up, exaggerated welsh valleys voice. they called her the vamp from the valleys. she played a lot of people she knew, she used a lot of people that she'd grown up with 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 flirting and she did the fending off, but the show survived that.

she survived that, the character survived that. that's 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 got a pantomime and she was due to go into a national tour of the marigold hotel, which was onstage as well. she had a lot of work to look forward to. such a tragedy, but there you go. jeffrey holland sharing memories of his former co—starfrom hi—de—hi, his former co—star from hi—de—hi, ruth his former co—starfrom hi—de—hi, ruth madoc, who has died. 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's 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 - in harmony with it. 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 of 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. victoria gill reporting.

now it's time for a look at the weather. temperature falling rapidly. and of rain, sleet and snow. she was moving away much of england and wales, icy conditions here, maybe into the midlands cloud bringing a few snow flurries as well. there was whether in the south—east final fling and temperatures could be down to minus seven celsius, widespread frost, icy conditions and to some day. middle and stays quite cloudy again possibly a bit of snow, at the back of sunshine for wales, shell is becoming fewer and the south—west of england and some train from northern ireland and scotland away from the final. maybe some snow towards the borders, the fun the final thief of england. some try but other parts of northern england, still miss the

sunshine, far south east of england. list in the cold weather for the next two days will find some more when she has been a viscous icy conditions and publish more freezing fog ran from the week. —— bringing a risk of some icy conditions and probably some more freezing fog around.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... less than half an hour to go until kick—off, as england face france for a place in the world cup semi—finals. the fans and the players are at the stadium in qatar — it's the first time the two sides have played at a world cup in a0 years meanwhile celebrations are well underway in morocco — they beat portgual one nil, becoming the first african nation to reach a world cup semi—final. elsewhere at least three people have died after an explosion that destroyed a block of flats in jersey. around 12 others are still missing — authorities say searches will continue through the night at the site in st helier. it isa it is a scene of tragedy but it is a scene of complete devastation. parts of the uk are

experiencing severe weather conditions this weekend, with snow and ice hitting scotland and the south—east and west of england. hello, campos, rise and shine. —— hello, campers, rise and shine. the actress ruth madoc has died aged 79. she was best known for starring in the bbc sitcom hi—de—hi. very few things very few things going very few things going on very few things going on a very few things going on a the very few things going on a the world very few things going on a the world of sport. — a few things going on a the world of sport. —— a few things going on a the world of sport. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. we are live in qatar at the world cup. your is what is coming up this evening. a place in the semi—finals at stake, team news coming up for england's

match against france. thousands of england fans have made their way