group in the top tier. they're in action against croatia at hampden. goalless there. steve clarke's side looking to arrest a ten—match winless run in competitive games. also in their group, portugal—poland also goalless. other big games to keep an eye on in league a, denmark down 1—0 against spain. switzerland—serbia goalless. paul pogba's time atjuventus has come to an end. he's reached a mutual agreement to terminate his contract with the italian side. the former manchester united midfielder, whosejuve deal was set to expire in 2026, has been linked with intermiami. the frenchman, who has 91 caps for his country, was handed a four—year doping ban in march, but can play again from early next year after his punishment was reduced to 18 months. carlos alcaraz is heading home to spain from the atp tourfinals after losing for a second time in turin, beaten by alex zverev earlier on friday. alcaraz needed a win

and probably in straight sets to have had a realistic chance of reaching the semifinals of the season—ending tournament, but zverev, who's won this event twice before, took two tight sets 7—6, 6—4 to claim his third win and a place in the last four, where he'll meet taylor fritz. alcaraz�*s exit was confirmed by casper ruud taking a set against andrey rublev. great britain have got off to a winning start in their billiejean king cup first—round tie against germany in malaga. emma raducanu, celebrating her 22nd birthday this week, beat jule niemeier in straight sets. great britain will go through to the quarterfinals if katie boulter beats laura siegmund in the second singles match. if siegmund wins, there'll be a deciding doubles match. boulter won the first set 6—1. earlier, iga swiatek wrapped up a 2—0 victory for poland over five—time champions spain to seal their place in the last eight. she beat paula badosa in the second singles match

after magda linette had earlier edged a thriller to defeat sara sorribes tormo. the hype turned into a bit of chaos, perhaps predictably, at the weigh—in for the fight betweenjake paul and mike tyson in texas, with the youtuber—turned—boxer launching an expletive—laden rant after he'd been slapped by tyson. this is the moment things got a little out of hand, with the former world heavyweight champion hitting out at his opponent before they meet for a contest that will count on both fighters�* professional records. paul said he didn't even feel the slap and that tyson was an angry little elf. iron mike, who's 58 now, said "talking's over" before leaving the stage. they meet at the at&t stadium in arlington later in an event shown globally on netflix. on that same bill, a rematch between undisputed light—welterweight champion katie taylor and amanda serrano, with both fighters tipping the scales at the exact same weight. the irishwoman won the first fight in 2022 by a split decision, when it was the first female bout to headline a bill at madison square garden.

it's going to be an amazing fight. two styles blend very well together. it's going to be a fight where both fighters are going to have to show a lot of heart, a lot of grit. there's going to be great quality and skill from both sides, and i think this is going to be even better than that and it's going to be another huge event for women's boxing and it's great to be a part of history. and we've done it once before, and we're going to do it again. just time to tell you that ireland are taking on argentina in the latest rugby international in dublin. the irish are looking to bounce back from their defeat to new zealand last friday. 12—3 to ireland currently. that's all the sport for now. while donald trump is nominating his cabinet, president biden is thousands of miles away, attending the asia—pacific economic cooperation forum, or apec, in peru. it's part of his six—day visit to latin america. mr biden is expected to meet the chinese leader xi jinping

face—to—face this weekend in lima in what's expected to be their last encounter of his presidency. let's speak to rebecca choong wilkins, senior asia correspondent with bloomberg news. welcome to the programme. as we say, president xi is in town, president biden is in town. president biden is in town. president xi as part of a really big chinese delegation, i understand, but audibly somebody who is not there in lima, donald trump, who was done letting many of the conversations, i suspect. done letting many of the conversations, isuspect. i think that's right. either directly, publicly or in private, really the concern around _ private, really the concern around donald trump and particularly what this potential threat of a universal tariff, — potential threat of a universal tariff, may be to percent or 20%. _ tariff, may be to percent or 20%, has _ tariff, may be to percent or 20%, has dominated conversation. and we have seen that reflected in the comments and remarks by leaders here at

apec. — and remarks by leaders here at apec, often indirectly and not siding — apec, often indirectly and not siding donald trump by name. so president — siding donald trump by name. so president xi jinping for example delivered a speech via his commerce minister and it warned — his commerce minister and it warned against going backwards in time — warned against going backwards in time if— warned against going backwards in time if countries continue to block_ in time if countries continue to block economic cooperation. president — to block economic cooperation. president xi jinping is really trying — president xi jinping is really trying to promote and position china — trying to promote and position china here is a bastion of economic globalisation. in those _ economic globalisation. in those sorts of comments have been — those sorts of comments have been echoed also by the vietnam leader _ been echoed also by the vietnam leader he — been echoed also by the vietnam leader. he pointed against the risks— leader. he pointed against the risks of— leader. he pointed against the risks of protectionism and trade _ risks of protectionism and trade wars, saying that lead to conflict — trade wars, saying that lead to conflict and recession, some quite — conflict and recession, some quite strong words. and what are ou quite strong words. and what are you hearing _ quite strong words. and what are you hearing in _ are you hearing in conversations there more specifically about the likely impact of these tariffs, if they are of the sort of order that none of them has been talking about, 60% on chinese imports and the possible impact of that on in europe, the eu and the uk?—

of that on in europe, the eu and the uk? sorry, there is a lot of speculation _ and the uk? sorry, there is a lot of speculation and - and the uk? sorry, there is a lot of speculation and in - and the uk? sorry, there is a lot of speculation and in part| lot of speculation and in part we just— lot of speculation and in part we just don't know what exactly we just don't know what exactly we are — we just don't know what exactly we are going to see. that is fuelling _ we are going to see. that is fuelling the uncertainty that we are _ fuelling the uncertainty that we are seeing. what level are they— we are seeing. what level are they going to see was met with her is _ they going to see was met with her is to— they going to see was met with her is to percent or 20% chemically we know a protectionist donald trump is coming — protectionist donald trump is coming into force and we have heard — coming into force and we have heard this _ coming into force and we have heard this criticisms that he said. — heard this criticisms that he said, particularly about that european union, but actually if you took— european union, but actually if you look at the universal tariff, _ you look at the universal tariff, that something that's going — tariff, that something that's going to be hitting countries across— going to be hitting countries across the board. now we have had some — across the board. now we have had some leaders, the new zealand _ had some leaders, the new zealand later i spoke with earlier— zealand later i spoke with earlier today, zealand later i spoke with earliertoday, he zealand later i spoke with earlier today, he was sort of trying — earlier today, he was sort of trying to _ earlier today, he was sort of trying to be more optimistic, saying — trying to be more optimistic, saying this idea that trade always— saying this idea that trade always gets through and find a way, _ always gets through and find a way, and — always gets through and find a way, and that... and i think probably— way, and that... and i think probably there is much more concerned particularly about how — concerned particularly about how some countries, smaller countries _ how some countries, smaller countries are actually going to be able — countries are actually going to be able to negotiate, what leverage they are going to have when _ leverage they are going to have when i — leverage they are going to have when i sit — leverage they are going to have when i sit across from donald trumo — when i sit across from donald trump. introducing universal tariff, — trump. introducing universal tariff, a _ trump. introducing universal tariff, a very long list of countries will be each going to him trying to negotiate their

own— him trying to negotiate their own deal and some of those countries _ own deal and some of those countries have much better leverage. the other element here — leverage. the other element here is— leverage. the other element here is that even middle countries that had at one point expressed or benefited from the diversification away from china and the — diversification away from china and the fracturing between the us and — and the fracturing between the us and china, countries like malaysia _ us and china, countries like malaysia for instance, even those — malaysia for instance, even those countries during the last couple — those countries during the last couple of— those countries during the last couple of days of expressed concerns. they know there is some — concerns. they know there is some kind _ concerns. they know there is some kind of universal tariff, they— some kind of universal tariff, they witt— some kind of universal tariff, they will also be getting hurt. and i— they will also be getting hurt. and i wonder because we are in this transition period between two presidencies, is that going to make a difference to the number of potential agreements that might be made at the saint —— summit? i that might be made at the saint -- summit?— -- summit? i think in part, although — -- summit? i think in part, although it _ -- summit? i think in part, although it is _ -- summit? i think in part, although it is important - -- summit? i think in part, although it is important tol although it is important to remember that apec in peru, they— remember that apec in peru, they like _ remember that apec in peru, they like to hold every eight years — they like to hold every eight years to _ they like to hold every eight years to think back eight years a-o years to think back eight years ago we — years to think back eight years ago we were on the precipice of ago we were on the precipice of 6 donald — ago we were on the precipice of a donald trump presidency, so the timing following a between two presidencies is unnecessarily hugely unexpected. but i do think that

apec_ unexpected. but i do think that apec and — unexpected. but i do think that apec and also the 620 has been heavily— apec and also the 620 has been heavily overshadowed by this notion— heavily overshadowed by this notion that countries are focused _ notion that countries are focused on what it is this going _ focused on what it is this going to _ focused on what it is this going to come from donald trumo _ going to come from donald trump. whether or not that really — trump. whether or not that really hampers deliverables from — really hampers deliverables from apec i really have to seep for the — from apec i really have to seep for the readouts that are coming _ for the readouts that are coming through over the next couple — coming through over the next couple of— coming through over the next couple of days. but certainly the attention and focus i think is shifted. the attention and focus i think is shifted-— is shifted. 0k, thank you very much. here in the uk, four teenagers and a 45—year—old man have been convicted of murdering two boys in a case of mistaken identity. mason rist and max dixon were attacked with machetes during a planned retribution attack. neither had any links to gangs. their families have said it's impossible to put into words how they feel. phil mackie reports from bristol. just the typical teenager messing around. he was a great character. he was always full of laughs.

max dixon was 16 and mason rist, his friend, was 15. quite a happy child, had the gift of the gab. the pair had known each other since nursery school. injanuary, they went out for a late—night pizza just as another group of teenagers were hunting the streets looking for someone to attack. these boys were cut downj in the prime of their lives, and that's a horrible word to use, but they were - attacked with swords - for no reason whatsoever. as it goes on longer, i know that it's real and it's my reality. and i know that max is not coming home. if they said to me tomorrow... sorry. you need to go, nikki, to bring him back, iwould happily go. earlier that night in a completely separate incident,

a woman was hurt when a gang of youths attacked this house. a group from the area set out to gain revenge in the area where the boys lived. they were completely innocent. they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. police recovered two weapons. they were both nearly 1.5 feet long. five people were charged with murder. the only adult was antony snook who drove the gang to and from. the other was riley tolliver, who we can identify because he is 18, and three boys aged 15, i6 and 17 who can't be named because of their ages. as the verdicts were read out in court and all five defendants in turn were found guilty of murder, the families of max and mason were sitting in the public gallery, hugging one another, some of them in tears. these animals took away a son, a brother, a nephew, an uncle and a grandchild. and we must now navigate

the rest of our lives. there are no words to expressl how thankful i am to everyone. i will be forever. grateful to them. it'sjust, i wish we didn't have to be here today, l but we've got some sort ofjustice for our boys, i so thank you, everybody. thank you. this is another shocking case where children have been killed by other children over something trivial, and yet again, it's destroyed the lives of those who've been left behind. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

a row has broken out between ukraine and germany after chancellor scholz made a phone call to president putin. president zelensky said it opened "pandora's box", meaning it could lead to other conversations with other leaders. he said such talks were very important for the russian leader in his desire to weaken his isolation. the ukrainian foreign ministry described the call as

an "attempt at appeasement". in their first conversation in two years, mr scholz urged moscow to show a willingness to negotiate with kyiv to achieve a just and lasting peace. we can now speak to peter dickinson, editor of ukrainealert at the atlantic council, an american think tank. peter, thank you very much for your time today, good to see you. so is it opening a pandora's box? is it an attempt at appeasement, in your opinion?— at appeasement, in your oinion? �*_ ., , opinion? well, it's certainly very bad — opinion? well, it's certainly very bad timing _ opinion? well, it's certainly very bad timing from - opinion? well, it's certainly very bad timing from a - very bad timing from a ukrainian perspective. ukrainians of course are extremely anxious now about will be the consequences of donald trump's election victory. they are suffering severe setbacks on the battlefield, and the one thing they don't want to seep is any signal to russia that western result and particularly

european resolve is weakening in any way. so this is a really alarming call from a ukrainian point of view. and again it's all about the timing here, all about the objects in russia and what sort of message it sends to russia at a time they really need to be sending a message that says the west is united and stands with ukraine. what sort of insight _ and stands with ukraine. what sort of insight can _ and stands with ukraine. what sort of insight can you - and stands with ukraine. what sort of insight can you give - and stands with ukraine. what sort of insight can you give us| sort of insight can you give us then into the timing of this from the german perspective? well, it looks like an attempt by scholz to bolster his position as some sort of a peacemaker. his domestic position and this is another factor, is well known his best position now is very weak and he may not be in office much longer, frankly. this looks like a very much domestically driven call, domestically driven call, domestically driven and adventurous step into the geopolitical sphere and the war in ukraine. but is driven by his interest in its position for himself and what's

going on in germany and the coming elections there. and coming elections there. and lookinu coming elections there. and looking at — coming elections there. and looking at president zelensky's other comments in this phone call. he said that change is coming and that he thinks the war will end sooner as a result of donald trump being elected, but he is it a period of great uncertainty. 0bviously he's been calling for more weapons, more supplies for a long time now and for ukraine to be allowed to use those in a different way but he is moving from a period of relative certainty in terms of the level of support to one of uncertainty and you can see that in all of these comments from him. that in all of these comments from him-— from him. absolutely. this is one of the — from him. absolutely. this is one of the most _ from him. absolutely. this is one of the most precarious . one of the most precarious periods of the entire war for ukraine. he is not clear how donald trump will handle the war. it seems very clear that he wants to end it quickly. the real question is how it all work terms whether that's at all realistic. but of course there are very serious concerns it may also involve a big decrease in american support for ukraine which will be

catastrophic. they simply cannot win this war or arguably even defend themselves adequately without that american aid coming in. so how do ou american aid coming in. so how do you think _ american aid coming in. so how do you think president - american aid coming in. so how do you think president zelenskyj do you think president zelensky and ukrainian government is trying to prepare itself to get through the next couple of months and what that may bring? well the next couple of months probably will be actually in terms of military support and aid coming into the country will be covered up by what is already agreed to via the us congress and the last days the buy demonstration. the real question will be next spring. that's when things will really come to a head, as it were, and we will see then both in parallel the american aid to ukraine what that impact the battlefield and in a lot of that we will probably see the first steps toward some sort of the negotiation process and how that might look. in the negotiation process and how that might look.— that might look. in terms of the timing. _ that might look. in terms of the timing, do _ that might look. in terms of the timing, do you - that might look. in terms of the timing, do you think - that might look. in terms of l the timing, do you think there is really not any space or capacity to affect any sort of change on the ground? there is

alwa s change on the ground? there is always opportunities _ change on the ground? there is always opportunities for - change on the ground? there is always opportunities for change j always opportunities for change on the ground, but if you mean in terms of before donald trump takes office next january, in terms of before donald trump takes office nextjanuary, i think is limited. we are entering the winter season is well and that's also important under whether that's a much more difficult period to campaign even militarily. but certainly i don't anticipate any major changes in what we are seeing now is russia advancing slowly but fairly steadily in various points in the east. definitely to continue in the coming weeks and months, and then again it all really hinges on what's going to happen in the early new year next yearfrom going to happen in the early new year next year from january onwards, probably spring of 2025 will be a critical period for ukraine.— for ukraine. one of the big world stories _ for ukraine. one of the big world stories and - for ukraine. one of the big world stories and that - for ukraine. one of the big world stories and that is i world stories and that is critical to keep a close eye on all the development there. peter dickinson, thank you very much for your insights today. the uk economy hardly grew at all between july and september this year, expanding byjust 0.i%.

it comes as a blow to labour and prime minister keir starmer, who made growth a key part of the pitch to the general public, a strategy which helped the party win by a landslide injuly. negative language and uncertainty in the long run—up to the budget is among the things being blamed for the wea ker—than—expected growth. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. cheering. between july and september, the new government rarely missed a chance to warn the country of economic challenges ahead. i'm under no illusions about the scale of the challenges that we face, the difficult choices that we will have to make. there is a budget coming in october, and it's going to be painful. not the best news for the chancellor today as she visited an oxfordshire lab to see if a new form of fusion energy could fuel britain's future growth. it reached 100 million degrees celsius, hotter than the sun or anywhere

else in the solar system. the same can't be said right now for the british economy. we create the plasma, and then we hold it- there with the magnets. of course we want that growth to be stronger and to be felt by families across the united kingdom. we've now had that budget last month. that has drawn a line under the economic chaos and mismanagement of the last few years. do you accept at all that that three—month hiatus of doom and gloom could've affected spirits in the economy and dampened them such that we get barely any growth at all? we've had barely any growth in the uk economy for more than a decade now. 0.7, 0.5% earlier in the year? we bounced back from a recession the previous year. the truth is our economy has not grown in the way that it should do and in the way that our competitors have. these are the recent uk economic numbers. after the pandemic bounceback in growth, it has been sluggish, a recession in red last year and then another bounceback which has now petered out, with just 0.1% growth over

summer. the uk economy could do with just a little more heat right now. while the plan here is to produce a futuristic energy source, they are already exporting some of the world's most advanced industrial magnets across the world. and it is in the area of trade, both with america and europe, where there are big uncertainties over the economy. these businesses in the manchester corn exchange, especially restaurants and retail, say they did feel an unseasonal consumer chill. we did see a slight downturn in footfall, and the only thing we can potentially put that down to was it felt like there was a nervousness prior to the budget coming out as to "what does it mean to me?" what does it mean to, you know, the general public? so it almost felt like people were holding back. the opposition said government gloomy talk had slowed the economy. all eyes now on the crucial christmas sales period. faisal islam, bbc news.

let's speak to our political correspondent harry farley, who's in westminster. hello to you. bring us up—to—date with the reaction to this news about growth or the lack thereof.— lack thereof. rachel reeves said this morning _ lack thereof. rachel reeves said this morning she - lack thereof. rachel reeves said this morning she was l lack thereof. rachel reeves l said this morning she was not satisfied with those growth figures and said that she was determined to turn that around. remember that labour said their number one mission coming into government was to grow the economy. they have set themselves a target in their manifesto of the fastest economic growth in the g7. manifesto of the fastest economic growth in the 67. it's worse i know quite a long way off at the moment. we are currently fifth out of those seven countries, the fifth fastest growing economy. and i suppose the context all this is was what you heard in the piece there is obviously the wider international context, does the uk looked towards the eu, for

example? does it try and tie ourselves closer to the eu and look at those relationships there but at the same time you get the president elect in the us, donald trump, talking about tariffs on trade and that could have very significant implications for the uk economy as well. and so i suppose there is a sense and there are questions being asked of the government is which widow they face was? do they face towards the eu or the us? from the government perspective, they are arguing that they could have their cake and eat it, they think they could do both at the same time and rachel reeves and the prime minister have talked a lot about resetting those with the ships with the eu countries in particular so i think that's one to watch in the weeks and months to come. 50 one to watch in the weeks and months to come.— months to come. so in the middle, — months to come. so in the middle, if _ months to come. so in the middle, if you _ months to come. so in the middle, if you like, - months to come. so in the middle, if you like, and . middle, if you like, and certain of those with the ships with the eu as you mentioned flagged up by the governor of the bank of england in his speech yesterday but this all put significant pressure on the government on that plan for growth set out in the budget just a couple of weeks ago. so

how much goat do you think they have to try to show that their plan is working when they've got these various headwinds coming from different parts of the world?— the world? significant pressure. _ the world? significant pressure, your - the world? significant pressure, your rifles i the world? significant. pressure, your rifles that remembering of course that in the budget alongside that we had that big document from the office for budget responsibility, the independent watchdog as it were that i suppose marks the chancellor's on homework. they said that the measures in the budget would only produce a temporary boost to the uk economy, so the scale of the investment that rachel reeves announced in the budget, the cpr reeves announced in the budget, the opr said only a temporary boost he went on to say that the uk economy would be a largely unchanged in five years' time compared to previous forecasts and estimates as a result of the budget. so there is really certificate pressure now on the government, on the chancellor to achieve that their number one mission to grow the economy, to achieve that fastest growth of the g7 and

these figures today have not helped ease those pressures. and justifiably, interesting to note that a lack of a positive tone in the first few months of the government has been blamed in part for the very tiny amount of growth. do you think the government will be looking at that and looking away in which it can present what it's saying about the economy in a more positive way?— more positive way? very interesting. _ more positive way? very interesting. we - more positive way? very interesting. we saw - more positive way? very interesting. we saw at l more positive way? very i interesting. we saw at the labour party conference in september, so two months or so after the election and we saw quite a shift in tone. we had up quite a shift in tone. we had up until that quite a shift in tone. we had up untilthat .2 quite a shift in tone. we had up until that .2 or three months of very negative and downbeat language with the british economy and we heard a bit of it there in the piece. the talks of doom and gloom, the talks of tough measures the common the budget, and it is you say very interesting to hear that according to many business leaders and economists, that is partly what is behind the slow growth figures and i think we will be

hearing more optimism and hope from the government in the weeks and months to come. {lilia weeks and months to come. ok, thank you _ weeks and months to come. ok, thank you very — weeks and months to come. ok, thank you very much. _ stay with us here on bbc news. much more to come. hello. there is quite a big change on the way in our weather, a transition to something colder. that cold air right now lurking to the north of us, is going to sink its way southwards as we head through the weekend, but it's not a straightforward process. milder air tries to stage a comeback from the southwest through the early part of next week, before this arctic air really wins out. but as that transition takes place, it may well be that some places see some quite significant snowfall, some ice in the mix as well. and certainly it is going to turn cold for all of us into next week.

the first signs of that cold air digging in behind this cold front, bringing a band of cloud and patchy rain southwards across scotland, northern ireland. ahead of that, through the night, england and wales seeing large amounts of clouds and mist and fog patches down towards the south. behind our weather front, the skies will clear, but there'll be some showers and it will be pretty windy up towards the far north of scotland. gales for the western and northern isles. a touch of frost for some in northern scotland. conversely, where we start saturday morning with this cloud, mist, murk, outbreaks of rain, it will be a milder start to the day. our frontal system continuing its journey slowly southwards through the day. a lot of cloud ahead of it. behind it though, lots of sunshine, but with scattered showers which will be wintry over high ground in northern scotland. certainly a colder feel to the weather, here will stay quite windy in the north as well. still milderfor the time being further south. now sunday getting off to a cold start for many.

quite a lot of sunshine around with a scattering of wintry showers. but through the day we see this approaching frontal system from the west bringing some rain into northern ireland, southwest scotland, northwest england, parts of north wales. now this is a warm front and it's going to try to usher in some milder air, but that cold air will still be sitting to the north. and as this weather fronts and this area of low pressure runs eastwards, that interaction between the milder and the cold air could give some of us some quite significant snow, but there is still a lot of uncertainty about exactly where that might be. but as that low swings away eastwards, all of us will be left in the cold air later next week with some wintry showers.

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news. mr 6aetz break things to break things, and once he breaks it, he breaks it even more. and that is somebody who should not be the attorney general of the united states. there are many, many people that he could have nominated who would be better qualified than some of these people, and would be much less controversial. i do not believe in some of- the negative vaccine statements that he has made. i am somewhat encouraged that over the past - few weeks, he has moderated

those positions quite - substantially. joining me tonight are michael crick, writer and journalist and robert a george, journalist, and the former editorial writer for bloomberg opinion first — the day's top stories: ukraine has reacted angrily after chancellor scholz of germany telephoned the russian president vladimir putin for the first time in two years — calling it an attempt at appeasement. president zelensky said the call undermined efforts to isolate russia. a man in his 40s and four teenagers have been convicted of murdering two best friends — in a case of mistaken identity. 15—year—old mason rist and 16—year—old max dixon were attacked with knives and machetes in bristol in january, just yards from mason's front door. the jury was told that

the friends had been wrongly identified as having thrown bricks at a house