the former russian territory. the former captain of the latest football team says she was sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed —— fulham ladies football team. more on those stories in a couple moments, first, though, the sport. good evening, gallon. —— that evening, gavin. hello. we'll start with sailing, and not the day ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team would have hoped for — they're just one defeat away from losing the 2024 america's cup. two days after they breathed life into the final with consecutive victories, the crew of britannia were powerless to stop emirates team new zealand from moving to within a race of defending their title. they won both sprint races, the second race by more than 1,000 metres, to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. the formula 1 season resumes after a three—week break in around one hour's time with the first practice for the united states grand prix. in the driver's championship,

britain's lando norris is nowjust 52 points behind max verstappen with six races of the season remaining and looking to cut the deficit further this weekend. it can go my way, it can go max's way, so keep focused on doing what i have been doing. i have been doing a good job. have been doing. i have been doing a goodjob. i have been doing. i have been doing a good job. i am have been doing. i have been doing a goodjob. iam happy have been doing. i have been doing a good job. i am happy with how things have gone. like i said, have not always been happy with the final result for different reasons, but i'm happy with what we're doing as a team and working together, and i'm confident if wejust team and working together, and i'm confident if we just our heads down, we can close the gap. to be honest with you, ijust want to have _ to be honest with you, ijust want to have fun— to be honest with you, ijust want to have fun and do the best we can. every— to have fun and do the best we can. every race _ to have fun and do the best we can. every race is— to have fun and do the best we can. every race is important, and also this race — every race is important, and also this race is — every race is important, and also this race is also very important, and we — this race is also very important, and we wiii— this race is also very important, and we will see with the upgrades we have, _ and we will see with the upgrades we have, aiso— and we will see with the upgrades we have, also a — and we will see with the upgrades we have, also a lot of changes to the track, _ have, also a lot of changes to the track, the — have, also a lot of changes to the track, the tarmac. the premier league returns this weekend after the international break, with key fixtures at the top and bottom of the table. tottenham kick things off, hosting

west ham in the early fixture, while arguably the game of the weekend sees liverpool host chelsea at anfield on sunday. at the bottom of the table, ipswich welcome everton and leicester travel to southampton. also at 3pm on saturday, manchester united host brentford with the pressure still on manager erik ten hag — without a win since mid—september. and he was defiant in his press conference. the noises only coming from the media, from you guys, for some of you, let's say this, not all of you, but some of you, bringing up stories, creating stories, creating fairy tales. ultimately, we are quiet, we are composed. we stay where we are, we stick to the plan and we are very convinced we will make it a success. eddie howe's newcastle united welcome brighton to st james' park on saturday. the magpies boss said he wasn't even contacted, let alone interviewed, regarding the england manager'sjob. man city boss pep guardiola was thought to be on the fa's wishlist but wasn't quite

as forthcoming when questioned. thomas tuchel is the manager, so... i'm the managerfor man city, the conversations i have are with man city this is what it is. thomas tuchel is the manager already, so that's not the important thing. this is the important thing. england's test series against pakistan is finely poised heading into the third test in rawalpindi after the hosts bounced to beat ben stokes' side by 152 runs. resuming 261 shorts of their target, england lost 0llie pope from just the eighth delivery of the day, with joe root following just three overs later as the tourists were floundering at 55—4. when captain stokes was dismissed in bizarre fashion after some brief resistance with brydon carse, england soon slumped to 144 all out, with noman ali the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 8—46. and britain'sjosh charlton will race for gold,

in the men's individual pursuit final after a setting a world record in qualifying. the 21—year—old produced a stunning ride to stop the clock in three minutes, 59.304 seconds, obliterating the previous mark set by filipo ganna two years ago by more than three tenths of a second. charlton's final takes place tonightjust after 7.30pm. team—mates charlie tanfield and dan bigham will ride for bronze. that's all the sport from us for now, matthew. we will have more later on. gavin, thank you very much. president biden has been holding talks with european leaders including sir keir starmer in berlin, the conflict in the middle east at the top of the agenda. in the last hour, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, said he continued to support israel's right to self—defence but warned there is "no military solution — the answer is diplomacy". speaking directly to israel, he said "the world will not tolerate any more excuses on humanitarian assistance". sir keir began by talking about the killing of yahya sinwar. let me start by saying that

no—one should mourn the death of the hamas leader sinwar. on his hands is the blood of innocent israelis, killed on the 7th of october and over years of terror, and also the blood of the palestinian people, who suffered in the chaos and violence that he sought and celebrated. we continue to support israel's right to self—defence, particularly in the face of the attacks by the iranian regime. allies will keep working together to de—escalate across the region, because we know there is no military—only solution here. the answer is diplomacy. and now we must make the most of this moment. what is needed now is a ceasefire in gaza, the immediate

and unconditional release of all hostages, immediate access for humanitarian aid and a return to the path towards the two—state solution, as the only way to deliver long—term peace and security. the dire humanitarian situation cannot continue. and i say once again to israel, the world will not tolerate any more excuses on humanitarian assistance. civilians in northern gaza need food — now. the uk strongly supports unrwa in the vital work it does in gaza, across the 0pts and the region. unrwa must be allowed to continue its life—saving support. the suffering must end, including in lebanon, where we need a ceasefire to implement a political plan based on un resolution 1701 that empowers

the lebanese armed forces, strengthens unifil and allows communities on both sides of the border to return to their homes, that delivers humanitarian and economic support to the people of lebanon, supports democracy and bolsters the lebanese state. second, we discussed the war in ukraine, building on the conversation i had with president zelensky at downing street last week. we remain united in our support for ukraine. we have always said that it is for the ukrainian people to decide their own future. so we're clear, together with president zelensky, that the only acceptable outcome is a sovereign ukraine and a just peace. we want to see ukraine thriving and secure. and we'll work together to make it happen.

and while the situation is incredibly tough, it's also true that russia is getting weaker. this war is soaking up 40% of their budget. and last month, russia suffered the highest daily casualty rate so far. so we discussed how to speed up our support for ukraine — and the uk is delivering. 95% of the equipment that we promised to fast track injuly is now in ukrainian hands. and together with the g7, we're working to send 50 billion euros of further support to ukraine, drawn from the proceeds of frozen russian assets. so as ukraine enters a difficult winter, it is important to say we're with you, we're absolutely united in our resolve and we'll back ukraine for as long as it takes.

that was keir starmer, talking in berlin, both about ukraine and the middle east. the former captain of fulham ladies football team says she was sexually assaulted and grouped by the club's former owner mohammed al fayed, describing how she was attacked in his office above harrods on two separate occasions when she was 20. lawyers acting for victims say more than 100 women have now come forward to say they were targeted by him after a bbc documentary revealed his offending over decades. speaking from outside the training ground, arm exports news correspondent laura scott gave us the details of what happened. these are what fulham football club have called profoundly troubling allegations by the former captain of their women's team, ronnie gibbons. and this is a major development because it's the first time we've heard from anyone speaking publicly

with allegations against mohamed al fayed directly in relation to his role as owner of fulham between the years 1997 and 2013. and the team, the women's team were considered trailblazers at the time because they were the first women's football team in europe to turn professional, but today we have heard or read the account of ronnie gibbons, and she's recounted in some detail two incidents that she says happened in mohamed al—fayed's private office above the luxury london department store harrods. speaking to the athletic, she said she was taken to harrods by members of fulham staff and then left alone with al fayed. recounting one experience, she said, "he held my arms, pulled me in and tried to kiss me on the mouth. she said she was wearing her fulham tracksuit at the time and simply froze. she went on to say... but she said she didn't feel

she could leave because she feared it would potentiallyjeopardise the future of her team. now, lawyers from the justice for harrods survivors group say they are representing four former players at fulham football club. and we have had a fresh statement from the club, saying that they are profoundly troubled to learn of the experiences told today by former women's team captain ronnie gibbons. "she has our deepest empathy and support. we continue to stress our absolute condemnation of abuse in all forms," and they say that they remain in the process of establishing whether anyone here at the club has been affected by mohamed al—fayed. laura scott. campaigners are calling for a new breast cancer drug that can help patients live longer to be made available in england. enhertu can extend life by up to six months, but at the moment it's only available on the nhs in scotland. the health assessment body nice decided not to recommend it for use in england, wales and northern ireland because of concerns over its high cost. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. this report contains

some flashing images. i'm not ready to die yet. i've got more life to live, and ifeel that's being taken away from me. by the timejeannie ambrose discovered she had breast cancer, it had already spread to her bones. now, aged 53, it's in her liver, too. i want to stay alive. i want to have some fun. i want to be happy. i know that this isn't going to end well, and i'm not ready for that yet. so for her and other patients, the focus is on living well. they don't look it, but these women are all terminally ill with the same kind of advanced breast cancer known as her2—low. there is a drug that can extend their lives by an average of six months, but they can't get it. enhertu is available on the nhs in scotland and almost 30 other countries worldwide,

but the health assessment body for england, nice, says it's not value for money. wales and northern ireland will also follow that guidance. nice decides which treatments to recommend on the nhs by balancing cost and benefit. severe diseases get extra weight. recently, it's changed its system for doing this. now diseases can be rated as having no severity — no extra weight — or highly severe — lots of extra weight — which can help balance out the costs. in this case, though, the rating is medium severity — not the maximum weight, and not enough to tip the scales in the favour of these patients. we have a difficultjob at nice. you know, we have to be looking at how to support the nhs to best spend the finite budget that it has. so whilst our decisions can be

devastating for patients, we have to think about that broader position of the nhs. but the drug companies insist the price is fair. the nice decision at the moment is absolutely a single outlier. we're calling on the government, we're calling on the department of health. we need to come together, we need to resolve that, because if we are unable to resolve that, these women are still going to, unfortunately, be without access to this medicine. caroline mullins is on enhertu because her health insurance is paying for it. and it's working — her tumours are shrinking. i'm so grateful that i'm able to access this, and i feel sickened and saddened for the women who, through the nhs, this lifeline is not available to them. there are about 1,000 people who need enhertu. drug companies and charities are worried that other conditions could be affected in the future too. but for these patients, the dilemma is if — or how — they could get the treatment now.

we shouldn't be having to think of moving to scotland or selling our houses or, you know... and i'm really, really annoyed and upset that nice don't feel that my life's important enough to extend, that my contribution to society and to my community, to my friends, my family, that that's not important enough. catherine burns, bbc news. let's speak to claire rowney, who's the chief executive of the charity breast cancer now. thank you so much for being here on the programme. tell me a little more, then, about your reaction to this overall decision.— this overall decision. overall, we are extremely — this overall decision. overall, we are extremely worried _ this overall decision. overall, we are extremely worried about - this overall decision. overall, we are extremely worried about the | are extremely worried about the decision not least because we know that there are thousands of women right now in england, wales and northern ireland who would benefit really significantly from being able

to be prescribed this drug. there are lots of women who have reached the end of the line in terms of treatments that are working for them. secondary breast cancer is a terminal cancer. it means it's a breast cancer that spurs to another part of a patient�*s body, and there's no cure, so if the treatments finish and thinks stop working, it means that the really, what they're looking at is the very end of their life, so we on behalf of all of those patients are working very hard with ministers, with the pharmaceutical companies involved, and with nice to try and find a way through. it and with nice to try and find a way throu~h. , . ., , and with nice to try and find a way throu~h. , . . , ., through. it is clearly devastating and it's not _ through. it is clearly devastating and it's not that _ through. it is clearly devastating and it's not that nice _ through. it is clearly devastating and it's not that nice don't - and it's not that nice don't recognise that. in their statements they say, we recognise the disappointments that patients and from his must feel, but then going to talk about how their approach has changed because, in the past, they thought it was only benefiting cancer treatments for end—of—life. they've at it and they are now making positive recommendations for

other non—cancer conditions and they point to cystic fibrosis, they point to hepatitis b. these are very, very difficult decisions, in terms of that sort of reasoning, where would you push back? {iii that sort of reasoning, where would you push back?— you push back? of course, it's really important _ you push back? of course, it's really important that - you push back? of course, it'sl really important that everybody you push back? of course, it's- really important that everybody at the end of the life gets the life extending treatments that they need. so it certainly is not that we think any of those drugs that have been approved through the new severity body flavour should not have been, but we also know is if enhertu had gone through the modifier before these changes were made, the nhs would be able to prescribe them. the difficulty in this particular case lies with the nhs saying, or sorry acklin saying, that it is expensive and a drug company saying they have pushed the price down as far as they can. i think what's particular difficult about this is that scotland are prescribing it, so we know that scotland and 19 other

european countries have decided that they can afford to give women at the end of their secondary breast cancer treatments enhertu. the other really important thing about this, matthew, i think is when you are at the end of your treatments and your treatment lines for secondary breast cancer, buying six months of time could mean that there's another drug therapy that has been developed that we can move these patients onto. so it says it's six—month, but it actually could be a lifeline for many is to come.— actually could be a lifeline for man is to come. ., ., ., , , many is to come. you are absolutely riaht, many is to come. you are absolutely right. time — many is to come. you are absolutely right. time is— many is to come. you are absolutely right, time is absolutely _ many is to come. you are absolutely right, time is absolutely precious - right, time is absolutely precious for many reasons. a twin final thought, then — are you hopeful at all getting any sort of change, either with nice or with government? and what advice do you give to people you saw in that report, people you saw in that report, people talking about trying to work out how they might access the drug somewhere?— out how they might access the drug somewhere? yeah, yeah, so first of all, es somewhere? yeah, yeah, so first of all. yes of— somewhere? yeah, yeah, so first of all, yes of course _ somewhere? yeah, yeah, so first of all, yes of course i _ somewhere? yeah, yeah, so first of all, yes of course i have _ somewhere? yeah, yeah, so first of all, yes of course i have hope - somewhere? yeah, yeah, so first of all, yes of course i have hope for i all, yes of course i have hope for stub we're working really, really

hard at breast cancer now to try and push this through and seeing wes streeting this next week, the secretary for health, and the firm suitable companies. having compassionate conversations about how we can make this work. we need pragmatism now and some quick decisions. forthose pragmatism now and some quick decisions. for those women waiting and hopeful, lots of them are out there campaigning, doing what they want to do, and that's fantastic, if people are worried, we've got a helpline at breast cancer now and i would really encourage them to call. it's very difficult to explain why you can't access the drugs, but there is some at least reassurance we have doing up and we had to make sure they will be able to in the future. ~ ., ., ., future. we have to leave it there, but thank you _ future. we have to leave it there, but thank you for _ future. we have to leave it there, but thank you for taking - future. we have to leave it there, but thank you for taking time to l but thank you for taking time to speak to us on our programme. thank you very much. in the last few minutes, simon cowell has paid tribute to the one direction star liam payne, he has put out a short statement. let me

take you through it. you say, you never know how you truly feel about someone until simply this happens. liam, i am someone until simply this happens. liam, iam heartbroken someone until simply this happens. liam, i am heartbroken and feel empty, i want you to know how much love and respect i have for you today. he then goes on to say this is so difficult to put into words right now. i went outside today, thought about 70 times we have been together. i wanted to let you know what i would say to the thousands of people who would always ask me what liam is like, and he finishes the statement saying, i would tell them you were kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, talented, humble and focused on how much you love music and how much you loved and were genuine for all the fans. so, that a statement from simon cowell. his bandmates have also been paying tribute. let's get more on all of that from our correspondent lizo mzimba. 0ne direction meant so much to millions of fans. they also meant the world to each other. liam payne's former bandmates have now been reunited in grief.

in a statement, louis tomlinson, zayn malik, niall horan and harry styles said... that sense they were more than bandmates, more than friends, was echoed in separate tributes. louis tomlinson thanked liam for being "the kind brother i'd longed all my life for". zayn malik wrote... harry styles wrote... a devastated niall horan said... friends out of the public eye but just as close have been remembering him. at school, liam and john carpenter

ran cross country together and became best friends. there was a joke that went around saint peters at the time that, actually, i pushed him into singing because i started to beat him at the cross—country races in the wolverhampton school races, and certainly from year ten onwards, he started to focus a lot more on singing and the drama side of things. jody richards taught dance from the age of 12. —— jody richards taught liam dance from the age of 12. she spoke to him just a few hours before he died. liam meant the world to me. so, i've got three children of my own — three boys — and i also consider liam to be family to me. he's definitely made a big impact on my life, as i hope i've made an impact on his life _ liam also formed close friendships with other musicians. the guy was such a beautiful soul, and i can't even say— that "he was", it feels very, very, very strange. - we spoke about things that a lotj

of people don't know about him, things he has shared with me, and he really showed me - that he's not about this fame and celebrity life. actually, the reason— he was doing what he was doing, and i related to him, _ was because we both had a passion and a love for singing and music. while former x factor judge sharon osbourne has raised the issue of duty of care, saying... liam, an artist missed deeply by all those who knew him. lizo mzimba with that report. coming to the end of our programme today. you may have noticed last night the largest supermen of the year. the largest supermen of the year. the largest of four super moon this year. here is our reporter sam harrison.

the orange glow of dusk in the uk. but waiting behind the clouds was something spectacular. a full hunter moon, its proximity to earth making it seem 14% brighter and 30% bigger than normal moons. this photo showed the event in all its glory over the dorset coast. and this shot was taken over london, where there were thousands of moon gazers. i took some pictures and i was like, the moon is so much brighter than i've ever seen it before. i thought it looked really nice. it looks a lot bigger than usual and it looks really bright and clear. usually you can't, you see part- of the moon and it's not as bright. but, yeah, today it's... i mean, itooka picture and when you zoom in, | it looks like the sun. around the world, the lunar event was captured. it dazzled these moon gazers in indonesia. meanwhile, in germany, last night's commute home was lit up by the moon's glow. footage from around the world capturing a dazzling moment as the biggest full moon of the year came out on display. sam harrison, bbc news.

fantastic pictures. that's just about it from today's terrified life. thanks very much for watching and see you next time. next up here, it's time for the six o'clock news —— verified live. hello there. this weekend sees the first named storm of the season. it has been named by the irish met service. at the moment, storm ashley is a long way away, over the other side of the atlantic, and yet to develop from that area of cloud. in advance of that, we have got this deep low running to the north—west of the uk, pushing in this cloud, bringing some rain and some stronger winds. but we still have mild air this afternoon, temperatures will be 16 or 17 degrees. the mist and low cloud and fog that we have had through the midlands and east of england slowly lifting as the breeze picks up. the stronger winds are in the west, where we have the cloud and this rain.

this first bit of rain really won't amount to very much. the second band of rain is going to be heavier. as the winds fall lighter overnight, that rain is going to slow down as it moves into england and wales. clear skies do follow into the west, with temperatures in scotland and northern ireland down to 8 or 9 degrees, but milder elsewhere. a change of fortunes, though, for tomorrow. it's going to be eastern england this time that sees the rain in the morning. it should tend to clear away, but it may linger in the south—east and into the afternoon. 0therwise, sunshine follows on behind, and many places will be dry. just a few showers remaining towards the west of scotland. temperatures very similar to today, the winds fairly light, so all in all a decent—looking day for many. certainly the better day of the weekend. sunday sees the arrival of this deepening area of low pressure. this is storm ashley, bringing some rain and also those strengthening winds. it's going to be windy everywhere on sunday, with widespread gales. the strongest winds will be towards the north—west of the uk.

this is where we are more likely to have some travel disruption and maybe some damage as well. we have got the rain in the morning, that's going to sweep its way eastwards. there may not be too much rain in the south—east of england. following the rain, a window of dry weather before those squally showers near the storm pack in towards the north—west. another mild day, but that's not the main story — the strength of the wind is the story. the winds picking up really quickly through the irish sea, pushing in those very strong winds across scotland and northern ireland. the core of strongest winds is shown here by this amber wind warning from the met office in the west of scotland and, combined with some high tides, there will be some coastal flooding as well. the winds will still be gusting 60 mph in northern scotland on monday. as the storm moves away, the weather turns quieter.

today at six — more allegations of assault by mohamed al fayed, this time from a former fulham women's football captain. ronnie gibbons says al fayed attacked her on two separate occasions, when she was just 20. niall horan speaks of his devastation after the death of his 0ne direction band—mate liam payne. and in the last few minutes, simon cowell has said he is heartbroken. hamas admits its leader is dead, but says it will come back stronger — we piece together more details about his killing by israel. world leaders meet in germany to discuss ukraine — as intelligence suggests north korea

is sending troops to fight with russia. and as the king and queen arrive for a tour of australia, a special welcome is projected onto the sydney opera house. and coming up on bbc news. paksitan�*s gamble pays off as they bowl england out to level the series. it's their first home test match win in three years. hello, welcome to the bbc news at six. the former captain of fulham ladies has said she was assaulted on two separate occasions by the football club's then owner mohamed al fayed. ronnie gibbons says both attacks took place at harrods department store more than 20 years ago — when she was just 20. she said she's decided to tell her story in the hope of healing the embarrassment and pain she's carried for years.