a state dinner will take place later. now it is time for a look at the sport. here is a full round—up. hello from the bbc sport centre... most of spain's world cup winning squad have decided to end their strike, returning to play for the national team after the country's football federation said it would make "immediate and profound changes" to its structure. now only two of the players called up despite their boycott of the team say they won't play in the nations league matches against sweden and switzerland following a series of meetings that ran through to the early hours of wednesday morning at the squad's training camp near valencia. those two are barcelona's patri guijarro and mapi leon, neither of whom played at the world cup, and left the squad earlier on wednesday. translation: it is a fact the | situation is different to the rest

of our colleagues. we know it has not been the right way to return, so we are not in a position to say ok, now you come back. this is a process. we are happy because it is true some changes are taking place. we've reached another stage. little by little, things are changing and we support our team—mates, as we have all this time. the pick of wednesday's champions league fixtures sees a stuttering manchester united travel to germany to take on bayern munich, with the english team taking on the england captain in harry kane's first game in the competition for his new club. erik ten hag's side are missing several first—team players, including mason mount, harry maguire and raphael varane. but despite troubles both on and off the pitch, the manager insists that he is looking forward to taking on the bundesliga champions. they leave you also sometimes spaces. we are very respectful and we know in the champions league, at home, they are very strong.

as you say, we are looking forward. we like a challenge. also, we trust ourselves. united, they've been going through a tough spell, but sometimes that can be dangerous because they are looking for a big response. yes, we need to be careful. we are at home, we want to dictate the game, we want to play the way we want to. but they have some threats we need to be careful of as well. also later, arsenal make their return to the champions league after a six—year absence against psv eindhoven, while in one of the early kick—offs, real madrid host a union berlin side that were in germany's second tier just five years ago. for more on the rest of the day's fixtures, head to the bbc sport website. after less than three months in charge, marcelino has resigned as manager of marseille just a day before they were supposed to play their opening match in the europa league.

the club announced the spaniards departure after a third draw out of their first five league games and the failure to qualify for the champions league. but marseille also cited a difficult meeting with fans held on monday and it contributing to a deplorable situation in which marcelino couldn't continue. dallas, florida and new york have been named as venues for the men's t20 cricket world cup next year. the tournament is being jointly hosted by the usa and west indies, and will be the biggest in history with 20 teams competing. a 3a,000—seat stadium will be built on long island, while the two existing venues in dallas and florida will be expanded for the tournament injune. in formula 1, oscar piastri has signed a new three—year contract with mclaren ahead of this weekend's japanese grand prix. the australian has had an impressive rookie season with his team, scoring six top—ten finishes with a best of fourth at the british grand prix. the new deal ensures that mclaren will keep their current driver pairing of piastri and lando norris

until at least 2025 after norris signed a new deal earlier this year. and that's all the sport for now. the third rounds of the rugby world cup fixtures begin later on, italy against uruguay is the first. head to our website for more on that. the world health organization says more than 400 migrants are among those who lost their lives in last week's floods in eastern libya. thousands of african and middle eastern migrants are temporarily based there. many are hoping to reach europe. our correspondent anna foster has this update from libya. these comments i think add to some of the confusion in a way. it sounds strange to say that but some of the confusion in terms of how many people have been affected by this disaster in derna. because it is correct, there are all kinds of different people living in libya at the moment — economic migrants from different

places, people potentially hoping to travel on to europe for a better life. people from different parts of africa. but what we find it hard to know at this stage is how many people have been involved in this. we have seen figures from the red crescent and the red cross, we have seen figures from the united nations and from ocha what we know is that many thousands of people were affected by this. and we note that the slow speed of managing to recover many of those victims contributes to some of the difficulties in actually identifying a clear death toll. because many of those victims were swept out to sea and we have seen, very sadly, those bodies day after day beginning to wash ashore. but also recovery teams working in derna are digging through the high piles of mud and silt people are buried in, going through buildings that have been destroyed. all of those things together make it very difficult to know for quite

some time exactly how many people were involved in this and exactly who they were. live now to tamer ramadan, head of the libya delegation at the international federation of red cross and red crescent. he joins us from benghazi. thank you for taking the time to talk to is during what must be a hard period for your organisation. teller is the latest on the ground from your perspective and your work. thank you for giving me the space to shed the light on the ongoing operations. as mentioned, the operations. as mentioned, the operation is still ongoing. the main activities are rescue. over to the past two days there were still people coming out from beneath the debris alive, and this is some good

news we can share among all the sad news we can share among all the sad news coming from derna. so news we can share among all the sad news coming from derna._ news coming from derna. so you are still hepeful — news coming from derna. so you are still hepeful you _ news coming from derna. so you are still hopeful you will— news coming from derna. so you are still hopeful you will find _ news coming from derna. so you are still hopeful you will find people - still hopeful you will find people alive in the rubble? we still hopeful you will find people alive in the rubble?— alive in the rubble? we are still ho eful, alive in the rubble? we are still hepeful. we _ alive in the rubble? we are still hopeful, we don't _ alive in the rubble? we are still hopeful, we don't lose - alive in the rubble? we are still hopeful, we don't lose hope - alive in the rubble? we are still hopeful, we don't lose hope at| alive in the rubble? we are still. hopeful, we don't lose hope at all. however, while time lapses, hope is less and less. but our teams are still working around the clock to rescue and search for any live persons beneath or below the rubble. the second big operation is the missing people. there is a big centre run by the red cross where people can register missing people, and then cut in contact... they can

connect people to the bodies give they correspond to the registration they correspond to the registration they have. these are the main two operations on the ground right now. there are some families who are temporarily sheltered in schools, and this is run by people. food items are being provided to them. we heard reports yesterday, and saw some of the protests taking place in derna. are people starting to get frustrated? is and of aid getting to people who need it the most? we hear the news, i people who need it the most? we hear the news. i was _ people who need it the most? we hear the news, i was in _ people who need it the most? we hear the news, i was in derna, _ people who need it the most? we hear the news, i was in derna, we _ people who need it the most? we hear the news, i was in derna, we didn't - the news, i was in derna, we didn't witness it. i cannot comment on that right now. but from our side, all relief and items are delivered to the vulnerable people affected by

the vulnerable people affected by the storm. we are planning to scale up the storm. we are planning to scale up our response in derna by deploying some specialised teams, like mobile clinics and primary health care centres. that will support the collapse in the health service in the city, until the government can establish it again. from the red cross and red crescent, thank you for sparing the time to talk to us. . ~ thank you for sparing the time to talk to us. ., ~ , ., thank you for sparing the time to talk to us— uk's home secretary suella braverman has said meta's planned rollout of end—to—end encryption will create "safe havens" for paedophiles online, unless robust safety measures are introduced. ms braverman accused the company, which owns facebook, instagram and whatsapp, of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from sexual predators. meta is planning to add the feature to all its platforms later this year.

live now to professor martin albrecht, chair of cryptography at king's college london. thank you forjoining us. how much is this a balance between ensuring people's information is scripted and secure, and also some of the concerns from the home secretary? where does the balance like? i can comment on _ where does the balance like? i can comment on the _ where does the balance like? i can comment on the technological side, and the unfortunate truth is you can't have both encryption and not encryption. you either have privacy for all users or you undermine them. you cannot build the technology, even though it is alluded to by the government, that would allow you to do both these inspections the government would like to do, while maintaining privacy for billions. it can't be done. what is the solution,

then? i can't be done. what is the solution, then? .., �* can't be done. what is the solution, then? .. �* , ., can't be done. what is the solution, then? .. �* i. ., then? i can't tell you what the solution is. _ then? i can't tell you what the solution is. it _ then? i can't tell you what the solution is. it touches - then? i can't tell you what the solution is. it touches on - then? i can't tell you what the | solution is. it touches on many subjects i'm not an expert in. i can tell you they are doing the right thing of fixing the massive security problem they has. there is no solution that would allow it to be fixed while maintaining the access the home secretary wants. d0 fixed while maintaining the access the home secretary wants. do you think it is feasible _ the home secretary wants. do you think it is feasible to _ the home secretary wants. do you think it is feasible to introduce - think it is feasible to introduce these kinds of measures and still have secure messaging services no. nearly this year, 70 researchers in the uk on cyber security got together and wrote a letter saying this magical technology doesn't exist. you cannot scan messages by not being able to see them. all the solutions being proposed, they've been shown to be vulnerable to

attacks and not reliable.- been shown to be vulnerable to attacks and not reliable. thank you for takinu attacks and not reliable. thank you for taking us _ attacks and not reliable. thank you for taking us through _ attacks and not reliable. thank you for taking us through the _ attacks and not reliable. thank you for taking us through the story - attacks and not reliable. thank you for taking us through the story and | for taking us through the story and bringing your perspective. let's go to paris and join hugh schofield as king charles is meeting president macron. what is the latest where you are? i macron. what is the latest where you are? ., ., , ., ,, ., , ., are? i am on the shops of these a where they _ are? i am on the shops of these a where they passed _ are? i am on the shops of these a where they passed in _ are? i am on the shops of these a where they passed in a _ are? i am on the shops of these a | where they passed in a motorcade are? i am on the shops of these a - where they passed in a motorcade and arrow ago —— i am on the shops of they had a private meeting for half—an—hour, in which they discussed issues such as climate change, technology, and now they are walking the short distance on which

the palace stands, down to the british embassy, which is where the king and camilla are staying. the embassy is a wonderful complex of buildings dating from the 18th century. they will be greeted by the ambassador, and they are to take part in the ceremony, planting a tree in the gardens, the sumptuous gardens of the palace, something the queen did on her many visits to paris. after that, we have the banquets. the king and queen will spend some time there and they will be taken to versailles, the famous

hall of mirrors, the vast, glorious testament to absolute monarchy built ljy testament to absolute monarchy built by louis xiv, and that is where this monitor will be feted by the president of france, accused of having monarchical tendencies. this having monarchicaltendencies. this ban . uet having monarchicaltendencies. this banquet you — having monarchical tendencies. this banquet you talked about will have hugh grant's and other people in attendance. lots of ceremony, we can see the pictures there as they do a meet and greet in central paris. we are bringing you the live pictures as we speak. what is the significance of it? how does it boost or strengthen uk french ties? it is obviously a symbolic visit. these occasions are. but they serve the purpose of digging in the friendship and alliance which has

been decided by the politicians. in the french system, you have a man he was head of state and government. it is his policy and he represented as president, as the figurehead. in the british case, we have a head of state not involved in policy—making. but he is briefed, he knows what the government want him to say. it is important on both a symbolic and digging in the decisions of the two governments. obviously a huge part of it is ceremonial, for the television cameras. we saw it in the rekindling of the flame behind me. a glorious, highly precise military occasion with the fly pass, the patrol of france and the red arrows. a beautiful choreographed exercise in showmanship and statement ship, a

way of showing these two nations can still put on a big spread and show, and they are allies together and are still mindful of the shared sacrifices and difficulties they've been through in the last century. it is not substantive, we had these talks when rishi sunak and president macron met in march. this is the symbolic, add—on which cements what is already the case. for symbolic, add-on which cements what is already the case.— is already the case. for the moment, thank ou is already the case. for the moment, thank you for— is already the case. for the moment, thank you forjoining _ is already the case. for the moment, thank you forjoining us _ is already the case. for the moment, thank you forjoining us from - is already the case. for the moment, thank you forjoining us from a - is already the case. for the moment, thank you forjoining us from a very l thank you forjoining us from a very sunny paris. around the world, and across the uk, this is bbc news. when i am on the mat, there is so much adrenaline. pressure is like rocket fuel for me. i use it and channel it. rocket fuel for me. i use it and channel it— rocket fuel for me. i use it and channel it. ., �* , ., ., , channel it. tom's drive to the top has been fuelled _

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islamic dress code. it comes just days after the one year anniversary of the death of mahsa amini — who died after being detained by iran's morality police for allegedy violating rules around wearing a headscarf. the bbc�*s parham ghobadi is in our newsroom. bring is up—to—date on the latest on this law. bring is up-to-date on the latest on this law. . . , bring is up-to-date on the latest on this law. ., .,, , , , bring is up-to-date on the latest on thislaw. ., , , , , this law. iran has published this controversial _ this law. iran has published this controversial bill _ this law. iran has published this controversial bill which - this law. iran has published this controversial bill which will - this law. iran has published this controversial bill which will be l controversial bill which will be implemented for a period. some of the most astonishing features is nowadays iranian women don't abide by regulations they will be fined between 10 cents and ten us dollars. that has increased to 7000 us dollars, the amount people pay for a car. anotherfeature is they dollars, the amount people pay for a car. another feature is they would be arrested for not wearing hijab.

that has increased from five years until ten years in prison. another important thing is the timing of the bill, that is only four days after the killing of mahsa amini in police custody. people expected protests, there were sporadic ones but nothing major and nationwide. many believe it has given the confidence to iranian officials to introduce this bill at this moment. i was checking the bill, there are other features, saying the police and forces need to use smart methods. they mean using cctv and facial recognition. and promoting islamic alive. many critics believe these have already

been implemented and failed policies and reigning women, it hasn't encouraged them not to wear the dress code. also, a un expert warned such regulations will turn iran into a gender apartheid system. i reached out to some women to ask them if it would deter them to walk about, going about their business, not wearing headscarves. they sent me their photos showing that even now they are driving around, walking around the city without a headscarf. we have to wait and see if these really strict new dress code will deter iranian women who have shown resilience towards these regulations. well they submit to these oppressive regulations this time or not? there's a fear from the regime side these regulations will

trigger another round of protests. it is risky for arranging regime to implement these extremely strict rules and regulations.— rules and regulations. thank you very much- _ rules and regulations. thank you very much- we _ rules and regulations. thank you very much. we will _ rules and regulations. thank you very much. we will be _ rules and regulations. thank you | very much. we will be monitoring rules and regulations. thank you - very much. we will be monitoring and staying on that important story. for the first time in the history of the nhs, consultants and junior doctors in england are on strike at the same time. the walkout by members of the british medical association marks an escalation of their pay dispute. hospital leaders have expressed "profound concern" about the impact the strikes will have on patients and have called on ministers and the unions to find a solution. our health correspondent sharon barbour reports. it's a strike never seen before in the history of the nhs. today sees both senior doctors or consultants, and junior doctors refusing to work united in anger over pay. it's an absolute privilege

to do myjob, but it's a hard job. and so we're here to ask for fair pay for the work that we do, that reflects the skills that we bring. i think that that's a reasonable ask. doctors will be there for emergency care, but health bosses say patients are still in danger. and despite weeks of planning, hospitals are under intense pressure. during the industrial action in september, so far we've had to cancel 420 inpatient and day case operations and 2,600 outpatient appointments. and of course, every time we cancel those, we're having to reschedule them, which is taking slots that other patients would ordinarily have been booked into. and patients who've waited for months for operations or appointments have to wait even longer, including cancer patients. it's bad news for hospital waiting lists in england already at record levels, around 7.7 million patients.

and that's more than the population of all of scotland and northern ireland. i would say i'm upset and quite angry, really. i don't think it's fair that people that you entrust your welfare and your well—being with can take you on such a rollercoaster, emotional and mental rollercoaster. it's taken its toll. my physical fitness has dropped as well as i think my mental health. but there is a glimmer of hope and talk of what's being described as constructive conversations taking place behind the scenes. it's not coming from ministerial level. the secretary of state hasn't met with consultants for more than 150 days. it's coming from a lower level in the department of health, but there is some movement there. we'd like to see that built on. we'd like to see a decent offer that we would be able to put to our members and say, "is it enough for the dispute to end?" the consultants strike will end at 7:00 tomorrow morning

and the junior doctors strike will finish 2a hours later. in medical emergencies, patients are being advised to still go to accident and emergency or to call 999. sharon barbour, bbc news. before we end, let's bring you some pictures which are amongst the most watched on the website. this is the moment to seal pups got tangled up in a fishing net in south africa. they saw the seals were in distress and were able to cut through the net to help them. a local guide captured the moment on camera. the pair were eventually freed and were able to make their way back into the sea. hurray. they didn't hang around, a third seal was rescued off camera. and we end this our on those

pictures. we will bring you the latest on the prime minister's statement on climate change. you are on bbc news. stay with us for that and all of today's news. hello there. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by heavy rain and gale force gusts of winds. and we're starting to see the effects of that. over the last couple of days, the emphasis of the heaviest of rain across north west england and north wales. and just take a look at some of the rainfall totals that's totting up now. in cumbria, 193 millimetres, in north wales, 133 millimetres. and if we take a look at the rainfall for the last three days, you can see how widespread it's been, the emphasis with the heaviest always out to the west. and in the last few hours this has been the story with that rain pushing its way

steadily eastwards. so the rain is going to continue to push its way southeast with the emphasis through the afternoon across parts of lincolnshire and southeast england. so for the early evening rush hour, it's going to be pretty miserable with some heavier pulses of rain from time to time, accompanied by 40, 50mph gusts of winds. behind it, quite a clearance with some sunny spells to close out the day. but to the far north and west, 50 to 60mph gusts of winds and a rash of showers tucking in along north— and west—facing coast closest to this area of low pressure. through the night, our weatherfront will ease away from the southeast and sandwiched in between the two with those clearer skies, we will actually see those temperatures falling away. so a chillier start in comparison to recent mornings. so thursday morning then we'll see that early morning rain clearing away, some sunshine coming through. a scattering of showers across west—facing coast, closest to the low still is where we'll see the most frequent widespread showers and still gale force gusts of winds.

not out of the question across the far northwest here. it will be cooler, 13 or 15 degrees further south. we're looking at 16 to 19 celsius. friday, another day of sunny spells and scattered showers. most of the showers out to the west. but we can't rule out one or two just filtering a little bit further east as the afternoon progresses. and temperatures again, 12 to 18 degrees. we've lost that humidity as well as we close out the end of the week. the winds swinging round to a north westerly direction. but a brief ridge of high pressure for the first half of the weekend will quieten things down and may linger in the far south, but not for long. for most of us, we're likely to see more rain from sunday onwards.

live from london. this is bbc news. the british prime minister rishi sunak will make a speech on the government's net zeros plans shortly. he's expected to water down some of the commitments previously made to reduce emissions. we will bring in a speech live from downing street. the prime minister says he is still committed to reaching net—zero bit in a more proportionate way. after azerbaijan launches a military operation in nagorno—karabakh there are reports of a ceasefire with ethnic armenian forces.

a police officer is due to be charged over the murder of chris, who was killed last year. iran passes legislation to increase penalties for women who defy strict islamic dress code. breaking the rules could mean up to a decade injail. and king charles meets with president macron at the elysee palace as he begins a three—day state visit to france. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the prime minister, rishi sunak, will give a speech in downing street in just over an hour's time, as speculation grows that the government could slow down key climate change commitments. in a leak to the bbc yesterday, it emerged that mr sunak was considering a range of options, including pushing back a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. that would put the uk in line with the eu's timetable. but as our political correspondent,

helen catt reports, there's been concern in political circles about the plans.