today at one — four people have died and 43 others have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants got into difficulties in the channel. some of those rescued had to be pulled from the water just off the kent coast. these are the days that we dread. crossing the channel in unseaworthy vessels is a lethally dangerous endeavour. we'll have the very latest. also this lunchtime. inflation falls slightly, but the cost of living still remains close to a ao—year high. a second day of strike action by rail workers sees travellers, stay at home. at the world cup, high hopes

for morocco�*s fans as their team prepares to take on france in the semi finals. if two equals growth and six equals exist, what seven letter word describes what you'll be doing with your presents on christmas day? and a cryptic christmas brain teaser for kids set by intelligence officers at gchq. coming up on the bbc news channel, he's suggested sunday's final will be his last appearance at a world cup, but will lionel messi finally help argentina to the only silverware that's eluded him 7 good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. four people have died and 43

others have been rescued, after a small boat carrying migrants got into difficulties in the channel in the early hours of this morning. more than 30 of those rescued off the coast of kent, had to be pulled from the water, off the coast of dungeness. our correspondent celestina olulode's report contains distressing images from the start. a desperate struggle to safety in the early hours of this morning. in these bitterly cold waters, time is running out for these people to reach safety. the small boat ran into difficulties whilst crossing the english channel shortly after 3am this morning. a coordinated rescue effort between britain and france is still ongoing. in the last hour, the home secretary suella braverman described the incident as a terrible tragedy.— a terrible tragedy. these are the da s that a terrible tragedy. these are the days that we _ a terrible tragedy. these are the days that we dread. _ a terrible tragedy. these are the days that we dread. crossing - a terrible tragedy. these are the i days that we dread. crossing the channel in unseaworthy vessels is a

lethally dangerous endeavour. it is for this reason above all that we are working so hard to destroy the business model of the people smugglers. evil, organised criminals who treat human beings as cargo. three people had been rescued with more than 30 pulled from the water. refugee charities say tragedies like this are inevitable. we refugee charities say tragedies like this are inevitable.— this are inevitable. we don't look at the reasons _ this are inevitable. we don't look at the reasons people _ this are inevitable. we don't look at the reasons people come - this are inevitable. we don't look at the reasons people come to i this are inevitable. we don't lookl at the reasons people come to the uk. at the reasons people come to the uk the _ at the reasons people come to the uk. the reasons they are fleeing their_ uk. the reasons they are fleeing their countries of origin in the first_ their countries of origin in the first place _ their countries of origin in the first place and how we can get people — first place and how we can get people here safely, i'm really sorry to say— people here safely, i'm really sorry to say i_ people here safely, i'm really sorry to say i don't think this will be the last— to say i don't think this will be the last tragedy that we see involving small boats at sea. at least involving small boats at sea. least 27 involving small boats at sea. git least 27 migrants died in november last year when a dinky sank while heading to the uk from france. nearly 16,000 people have made the dangerous journey across the channel

so far this year. today's incident is a reminder of what can go wrong in these waters, despite rescue efforts. 0ur correspondent, simonjones, is live in dover for us this afternoon. simon, what is the very latest on the emergency operation?- simon, what is the very latest on the emergency operation? well, this is very much — the emergency operation? well, this is very much an _ the emergency operation? well, this is very much an ongoing _ is very much an ongoing investigation and operation, this lunchtime. four people confirmed dead but i understand there are fears some people are still unaccounted for. so out it see the searches are going to be continuing for the rest of the day. i'm at the entrance to dover lifeboat station. we've seen a number of ambulances come and go. just before midday, the dover lifeboat returned to shore and we saw a body bag being removed from the lifeboat. a real sign of what has happened out at sea. now the first alarm was raised at around

3am. 0ut first alarm was raised at around 3am. out of the channel it would have been cold, freezing, it was dark, terrifying experience for those involved. it prompted a huge response from the emergency services. four lifeboats were sent from this area, three helicopters, two from the uk and one from france so this has been a joint operation to try to save as many lives as possible. we heard the home secretary say that these are the days that we dread, an incident like this, and that certainly the feeling amongst the lifeboat crew. they will be relieved that they managed to pull around 30 people from the water and take other people from the boat that the sinking but of course, desperate sadness that at least four people have lost their lives here. the wind is now picking up and it remains very cold here in dover this lunchtime. there was a small opportunity for this boat to launch in the early hours of the morning when the wind dropped on the other side of the channel. we know at the

weekend, despite the freezing conditions, more than 500 people made the journey. the conditions, more than 500 people made thejourney. the numbers continue despite the fact we are in winter. the dangers are very real. it's the busiest shipping lane in the world but the desire to get here remains very real too. {lita the world but the desire to get here remains very real too.— remains very realtoo. 0k, simon, thank yom — remains very realtoo. 0k, simon, thank you. simon _ remains very realtoo. 0k, simon, thank you. simon jones _ remains very realtoo. 0k, simon, thank you. simon jones in - remains very realtoo. 0k, simon, thank you. simon jones in dover. l 0ur chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminsterfor us. we've already had an announcement in recent weeks of a deal with france to better police the coast. to try to better police the coast. to try to prevent this kind of thing happening. we had an announcement on speeding up asylum claims this week. from rishi sunak. what more does the government think may be possible that it could do to try to stop this kind of tragedy?— kind of tragedy? yeah, you are riaht, kind of tragedy? yeah, you are right. clive. — kind of tragedy? yeah, you are right, clive, this _ kind of tragedy? yeah, you are right, clive, this is _ kind of tragedy? yeah, you are right, clive, this is an - kind of tragedy? yeah, you are right, clive, this is an issue - kind of tragedy? yeah, you are i right, clive, this is an issue which is taken up a lot of time in the home office and in government more widely and the message we heard from

the home secretary a few minutes ago was that today had been a reminder of why it was essential to stop these crossings but it has been an issue that the government struggled often to get on top of. what we got yesterday from the prime minister was a new strategy to try and do two things. one thing is to break up the business model, the phrase often used by ministers, other people smugglers who launch people from the north of france over the channel, and the second is to provide a deterrent for people who are thinking about making thatjourney. i think that deterrent is something we are going to hear a lot more about from the government. the home secretary used that phrase in her remarks to the commons. she said the strategy outlined yesterday will put people off making the journey across the channel because anybody who comes here illegally under the governments plans were to be made absolutely clear to them that they

have no prospect of staying in the country. so the hope that ministers haveis country. so the hope that ministers have is that by taking a firmer line on this they will stop people making the perilous journey in the first place. not everybody in parliament is convinced that this new strategy is convinced that this new strategy is going to work all that the deterrent will be enough, but after years of grappling with this subject, with this terrible crisis, with some of the terrible deaths we have seen in recent years, the government is hoping now that it has more plans that can at least stop many of these boats launching in the first place. {lita many of these boats launching in the first lace. ., ~ many of these boats launching in the first lace. . ~' ,, ., ., first place. 0k, thank you for that. nick eardley. _ first place. 0k, thank you for that. nick eardley, our _ first place. 0k, thank you for that. nick eardley, our chief _ first place. 0k, thank you for that. nick eardley, our chief political - nick eardley, our chief political correspondent. inflation, the rate at which prices rise, fell slightly in november, but the cost of living still remains close to a ao—year high. figures from the office for national statistics, show inflation eased to 10.7% last month, down from ii.i%. but food prices continue to rise at a much higher rate.

here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. at this edinburgh refuge for homeless pets, they are getting the food in for the winter. with pet food up by ia and a half percent and the country going through the worst drop in real incomes since the 1940s, more and more dog and cat owners are leaving their pets here because they can simply no longer afford to look after them. we know that this crisis is still to deepen. we know that things are going to get worse. in the last month alone, we've had 75 calls from people very distressed needing our help and saying, "i don't know if i can keep my dog or my cat with me." since the spring, they've taken in an extra 100 animals, up by 40% on last year. it's getting worse. to keep the pets well, they have to keep them well fed and warm. this year, they are facing an estimated £330,000 of increased costs. people coming to us seven days a week with heartbreaking phone calls, situations people are being forced into, and we are having to meet that demand further and further out

into the community. and all of those costs from veterinary drugs to cat litter, to even everything that keeps the lights on, all of that's gone up. the consumer prices index in the year to november rose by 10.7%. the second highest rate in 41 years. within that, goods prices, largely driven by global forces, were up 14% while services more closely connected to domestic wages rose by 6.3%. within that, food price inflation has continued to hit new highs, up by 16.5%. milk, cheese and eggs are up 27%. and oils and fats up 29%. despite government subsidies, electricity is up 65% on a year ago and gas has more than doubled. but petrol prices have fallen sharply since the summer and other global inflationary pressures such as container shipping costs have plummeted as far containers have come back on stream which may be one of the reasons inflation has fallen back from 11.1% last month. some economists think it may now be past its peak.

i think the best guess is we have seen the peak. i think that was probably last month. we've seen prices sort of around, global commodity prices around the world, starting to fall. oil prices, things like that. and that is starting to feed through into the uk economy. and so, i think the likelihood is we have reached a peak, yes. the bank of england interest rate setters are meeting today to decide how big the next rate hike will be. slow inflation in the united states has taken the pressure off policymakers there to raise rates as fast as they might have done. in the city, the markets are now expecting uk rates to rise tomorrow by half a percentage point. andy verity, bbc news. postal workers have begun a two—day walkout in a dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. it's the latest in a series of strikes affecting numerous sectors, in the run up to christmas. meanwhile, a strike by members of the rmt union is causing severe disruption across the rail network for a second day.

katy austin is in east yorkshire for us in the town of goole where services are badly affected. just how badly hit, katie? well, for the second day _ just how badly hit, katie? well, for the second day in a _ just how badly hit, katie? well, for the second day in a row, _ just how badly hit, katie? well, for the second day in a row, large - just how badly hit, katie? well, for| the second day in a row, large parts of britain have no trains at all today. goole is one of the stations where nothing is coming in or out. even where trains are running around the country, there are far fewer of them and they are only running between limited hours so anybody who doesn't need to travel this afternoon or this evening do check those last train times before you set. there's also a knock—on impact into tomorrow morning with services starting later than usual and then another 48—hour is due to begin on friday. and we are still no closer to an obvious or imminent resolution to an obvious or imminent resolution to this dispute. the rail industry and the government argue that in orderfor pay to and the government argue that in order for pay to go up that has to be funded by working practices being updated but the rmt union says it's

dispute is about pay and protecting jobs and working conditions, and it says some of the changes being proposed in its view would be detrimental to its members and to safety, and it's rejected the officers that have been put forward so far. as things stand, not only will the strikes this week go ahead, but more are scheduled into early january as well. —— rejected the offers. january as well. -- re'ected the offers. ., ~ , ., ~ january as well. -- re'ected the offers. ., ~ , ., ,, tomorrow, members of the royal college of nursing will begin the biggest walkout in the union's106—year history, affecting england, wales and northern ireland. the dispute is over pay. the rcn says emergency care will still be provided, but general patients will still be affected. in scotland, fresh talks mean there will be no rcn strike action for the time being. walkouts were averted after two other nhs unions voted to accept an improved pay offer averaging at 7.5%, but ballots for other union members are ongoing. rcn members in northern ireland will take part in the strike tomorrow.

other health unions have already carried out industrial action this week. 53 trusts or services in england will take part in industrial action for 12 hours tomorrow. talks are continuing on which types of care will be provided after nhs england asked the unions to protect cancer services from strikes. and in wales, rcn nurses in all but one health board will be on strike, as tomos morgan reports. we need to make this stand to preserve the nhs and to ensure the safety of patients. the job's completely changed in the three decades katherine davies has been a nurse and she believes the pressures of the role can't be healed without financial intervention. we're resuscitating patients. we're nursing patients after major surgery,

and £13 an hour does not reflect the responsibility that somebody has got. yesterday, members of the royal college of midwives in wales, as well as physiotherapy staff here, also voted for industrial action, meaning more disruption to the health service is on its way. but pay is only one of the reasons behind tomorrow's nursing strike. staff shortages are a key reason behind why industrial action is still taking place tomorrow. in england, there's been a 21% rise in unfilled posts since last year, but in wales, that figure has shot up. there's been a 70% rise since last year in nursing vacancies. the rurality of wales can make filling vacancies harder, but some have other views on why nurses are leaving the nhs. they've left because they don't want the burden and responsibility that was being imposed on them as nhs employees working on wards that were short—staffed. so they've jumped ship and i honestly can't blame them for doing it.

although health is devolved in wales, most welsh government funding for the nhs comes from the uk government. the welsh health minister said she won't raise taxes in order to increase salaries, adding that nurses' pay cannot be increased until more funds come from westminster. 0n recruitment, however, it's a complex picture. well, we do have vacancies, but that's an international problem. it's notjust... it's worse here. it has increased. it's got worse here. what we've got in wales is a situation where we work with our social partners, that we have recruited more than we've ever recruited before. as we head into the depths of winter, one which could mean the toughest demands yet on our health service, the future of our nhs here remains fractured and unresolved. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. the time is 1:16. our top story this lunchtime. four people have died and 43 have

been rescued after a boat carrying migrants got into difficulties in the english channel. find migrants got into difficulties in the english channel.— the english channel. and in casablanca. _ the english channel. and in casablanca, where - the english channel. and in casablanca, where people i the english channel. and in i casablanca, where people are the english channel. and in - casablanca, where people are waiting anxiously ahead of the national team's meet up against france tonight. coming up on the bbc news channel. it's the second semifinal as defending champions france look to claim their place in another world cup final. but first they have to beat the surprise package of the tournament — morocco. a primary school in bradford has received almost £50,000 in donations after a report on the bbc that working parents were struggling to afford school meals for their children. the money will pay for lunches for all of the pupils, until next summer. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. whistle. go! energy and joy filling the playground. this school is a safe haven in hard times. now it's wrapped in extra kindness.

after we reported working parents like ali raza struggling to pay for school meals, which meant eight—year—old alicia got one hot lunch a week. in the office, hundreds of emails and calls started arriving. donations of money for the children's school food. a thrill of hope in a dark winter. everything seems depressing and money is becoming tighter and tighter. so i think that might be what may be prompted people to try and help somebody who was even struggling even more than they are really. that money will be going directly to families who really genuinely need it. lunch costs £2.10 for each child. now, because of the money donated, every family has been offered free school meals until next summer. when we told the story ofjust one little girl at this school, i had no idea what the response would be.

some of the messages i read moved me to tears. like the man who'd just lost his job but still wants to give money. and as a result of your generosity, all of these children are going to get a free, hot lunch through winter and beyond. i would like to offer a small piece of help over the festive time. it was the messages that hit home. ..there were times when they were younger... in view of this, i'd like to donate £42 to provide... it's shocking to hear that not all schoolchildren have access to a hot meal every day, and we hope our contribution will help towards alisha and her school friends. one of the hundreds of donors told me it connected to her childhood. i think the situation now with the cost of living crisis is even worse. and you can be working, you know, in reasonably good job in terms of pay and yet still really struggle with the basics. for eight—year—old alicia,

who spoke to us, free school meals until she leaves primary school. it's been an emotional few days for her and dad, ali. it's very hard to manage l a house expense like this. the schooljust giving something like to kids, you know, - not only my kids, every kids. i want everyone to eat free at school. so then they're happy and all the families are happy. singing. the christmas story plays out in schools across england this week, even here, where children learn about many faiths different from their own, this winter, simple human kindness is lighting the way for this school. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bradford. thousands of people in shetland have spent a second night without power in freezing conditions.

dozens of engineers have now arrived to try to restore energy supplies, cut off to around 2,800 homes after heavy snowfall on monday. the company which manages the local power network, says some customers in the most remote areas might not be reconnected, before the end of the week. adam guest is in lerikfor us. freezing temperatures, no power and the local electricity company and power provider says they are not sure when it will be back on? there has been a — sure when it will be back on? there has been a big _ sure when it will be back on? there has been a big push _ sure when it will be back on? there has been a big push from _ sure when it will be back on? there has been a big push from the - sure when it will be back on? it” has been a big push from the energy company ssen to bring the engineers, over 100 due to arrive over the next couple of days. there is also a helicopter which is coming to shetland to look at the power lines. this has been a big problem here,

snow and ice has landed on these and lead to them filtering and breaking and lying on roads across shetland. as you mention, 2800 homes are still without power. it has been a really big community effort, a lot of the community halls have been open providing warm spaces for people. lots of people also ensuring through the community halls they are able to provide hot food for people. ssen are saying they expect it could be towards the end of this week by the time the power is fully restored. as we say, we are hoping the situation will be improving with more engineers coming over the next few days let's hope so, adam, thank you. one of the presenters of top gear, former england cricketer no complaints against dominic raab have been extended, bringing the

total number of eight complaints during his time asjustice secretary. morocco will become the first african football team, and the first arab nation, to play in a world cup semi—final today. they take on the reigning champions, france, in qatar. at stake is a place in sunday's final against argentina, who beat croatia last night, 3—0. shaimaa khalil has more. moroccan fans had dreamt of this moment. and now it's actually happened. their site is now the first arab and african team to make it to the world cup semifinals. we are it to the world cup semifinals. - are excited. we are making history, guys. are excited. we are making history, cu s. , are excited. we are making history, .u s, , ., are excited. we are making history, cu s. , ., ., , _ are excited. we are making history, cu s. , ., ., , .y ., are excited. we are making history, guys. yes, we are happy for our country and _ guys. yes, we are happy for our country and all _ guys. yes, we are happy for our country and all the _ guys. yes, we are happy for our country and all the people - guys. yes, we are happy for our country and all the people in - country and all the people in morocco, _ country and all the people in morocco, here and around the world. it is morocco, here and around the world. it is a _ morocco, here and around the world. it is a win— morocco, here and around the world. it is a win for— morocco, here and around the world. it is a win for morocco, it is a win for africa. it is a win for morocco, it is a win for africa-— for africa. we feel really confident, _ for africa. we feel really confident, this - for africa. we feel really confident, this team - for africa. we feel really confident, this team has accomplished _ confident, this team has| accomplished something confident, this team has- accomplished something that has never_ accomplished something that has never been — accomplished something that has never been done _ accomplished something that has never been done or— accomplished something that has never been done or seen- accomplished something that has never been done or seen by- accomplished something that has never been done or seen by any. never been done or seen by any african — never been done or seen by any african or— never been done or seen by any african or arab _ never been done or seen by any african or arab country. - never been done or seen by any african or arab country. it - never been done or seen by any african or arab country. it is - never been done or seen by any african or arab country.- african or arab country. it is a hue african or arab country. it is a

huge sporting _ african or arab country. it is a huge sporting moment - african or arab country. it is a huge sporting moment for- african or arab country. it is a - huge sporting moment for morocco but it goes beyond football. you can sense the collective feeling ofjoy and pride across the arab world and africa. i was speaking to a moroccan fan who said i will tell my children and grandchildren i was here when my team made history. the support has been phenomenal. it has felt very much like a home game for the atlas lions in loja, many have travelled from around the region. morocco's coach understands the heft of this match, but remains confident. forcedwhite translation: you might think i'm forcedwhite translation: you might think i'm crazy, _ forcedwhite translation: you might think i'm crazy, but _ forcedwhite translation: you might think i'm crazy, but we _ forcedwhite translation: you might think i'm crazy, but we want _ forcedwhite translation: you might think i'm crazy, but we want to - forcedwhite translation: you might think i'm crazy, but we want to get - think i'm crazy, but we want to get to the final of the world cup. we are notjust going through the motions, we are notjust satisfied with reaching the semifinal and being the first african team to do that. we want to go further than that. we want to go further than that and that is why my players are ready to give everything. the moroccan _ ready to give everything. the moroccan squad _ ready to give everything. the moroccan squad had beaten the odds and some of football's giants to get here, but now they face france, the world champions, here to defend their title. translation: . ,,

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match with increasing amounts of joy- match with increasing amounts of joy. theyjust feel they have never been able to expect this kind of resolve. and for them, it's notjust important for morocco, it is also important for morocco, it is also important for morocco, it is also important for the entire african continent, the arab world and the global south. many of the team's players are young, they are muslims and multiple languages, arab. they hope that by seeing them perform so well in the world cup it will break the glass ceiling for african teams who have never made it this far in the competition, but also inspire teams around the world to know that this is possible, you can follow a strategy and deliver results. ok. strategy and deliver results. 0k, thank ou strategy and deliver results. 0k, thank you for— strategy and deliver results. 0k, thank you for that. _ strategy and deliver results. 0k, thank you for that. one suspects there are people where you are a bit conflicted perhaps about their allegiances?— conflicted perhaps about their alleuiances? . ., ., allegiances? yeah, we are on the champs-elysees _ allegiances? yeah, we are on the champs-elysees and _ allegiances? yeah, we are on the champs-elysees and whatever i allegiances? yeah, we are on the champs-elysees and whatever is| champs—elysees and whatever is expected, whatever happens, there

will be a big crowd out on the champs—elysees. people coming to celebrate a french victory and people perhaps celebrating a moroccan victory or people celebrating simply the fact that morocco pulled off such a unique achievement in this world cup. there will be a heavy security presence with 2000 police up and down the avenue. because as we know from past precedent, there is a risk from elementsjoining in the precedent, there is a risk from elements joining in the celebrations and turning to vandalism. a lot of the shops are boarded up but not much is focused on that now, it is focused on anticipation, excitement and football fever.— and football fever. hugh schofield, thank ou and football fever. hugh schofield, thank you for— and football fever. hugh schofield, thank you for that. _ the intelligence agency gchq has released a set of codebreaking puzzles for school children to crack as part of a christmas challenge. the agency, which usually targets terrorists and organised crime, traditionally includes a cryptic brain teaser on its christmas cards, but has recently started aiming

puzzles at children too to encourage kids from all backgrounds to consider a career in the intelligence services. here's tim muffett. elm green school in south london. the students' mission, should they choose to accept it, try and solve the gchq christmas card puzzle. it's different to what we normally have to do in school. yeah, but that's how you get the three words. we don't do much, like, code breaking, so it's. something different. gchq is the uk's intelligence security and cyber agency. traditionally, each year it includes a brainteaser on the christmas cards it sends out. but this christmas, for the second year running, it's also set a festive, mind—bending challenge for school pupils. if two equals growth and six equals exist, then nine is what seven—letter word which describes what you'll be doing with your presents on christmas day?

how are you finding it? we're finding it quite exciting, actually. yeah, it's really fun, thinking outside the box and actually making your brain think a different way. i thought it would be quite maths orientated, but it's actually like quite a lot of codebreaking and puzzling and stuff like that. so, these puzzles have been set by an actual intelligence officer who works for gchq. we can hearfrom him, but for obvious reasons we can't show his face. so he's going to appear in the form of a cartoon character called colin. so this year, the christmas card has puzzles covering different skill sets, including languages, engineering, analysis and codebreaking. the qualities needed are ingenuity, analytical skills, perseverance and an inquiring mind. in a sense, solving the challenge replicates what we need to be able to do in gchq, but in a fun way.

along with m15 and m16, gchq says it wants to widen its recruitment net. what do you make of these puzzles? i think they're really good. many of our students wouldn't have heard of gchq prior to this challenge, and understanding that in actual fact they have the skill sets to be able to go into such areas is really good for them. has this made you think about a career in that world? definitely, yeah. i've always been into, like, problem solving, criticalthinking, like, what you've got to do to solve things. that made me look at that side in much more detail. it is making me more interested in what this could lead to. hundreds of schools will be taking part in this challenge today. anyone initially bamboozled should take heart. in this classroom, what to many seemed mission impossible became mission accomplished. tim muffett, bbc news.