later in the hour on the bbc news channel we'll round up the latest action, hear key interviews and discuss's biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport centre. later in the hour on the bbc news channel we'll round up the latest action, hear key interviews and discuss the day's biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc lunchtime news. tens of thousands of workers are on strike in a series of walk—outs across the uk, affecting schools, universities and royal mail sorting offices. scotland is facing its first national strike by teachers for nearly a0 years — after a revised pay offer was rejected by unions as "insulting". meanwhile, lecturers and other academic staff at universities are taking industrial action over pay, pensions and contracts. we'll have more on that in a moment — first, our correspondent alexandra mackenzie has the latest on the impact on primary and secondary state schools across scotland. what do we want? 10%! they brave what do we want? 1096! they brave the cold at this picket _ what do we want? 1096! they brav

bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. s channel. it's1:10pm. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good afternoon. england are double cricket world champions, achieving the feat for the first time in the men's game. they've added the t20 world cup to the 50 over title from 2019, beating pakistan by five wickets in the final in australia. pakistan set england 138 to win at the mcg, with sam curran taking 3—12 in a man of the match performance that also netted him the player of the tournament award. the pitch by no means offered up an easy chase, nor did the famed pakistani pace attack, with shaheen shah afridi bowling alex hales in the first over. butjust like three years ago, ben stokes was england's foundation. from a5—3, he helped england rally with an unbeaten half century, while pakistan had to manage without shaheen who was injured taking a catch. england got over the line with an over to spare, and for captainjos buttler, a world cup win only six months after taking thejob. ama

and coming up on the bbc news channel. "don't write us off." ben stokes has his eyes on the t20 world cup final ahead of thei ssemi—final clash against india on thursday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. many headteachers in england say they may have to cut the number of teaching staff because of pressure on their budgets. a survey by the headteachers�* union found two thirds of heads said they'll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. —— two thirds of members in england. the government says it is giving schools an extra £4 billion in funding this year. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. it's all go for these four and five—year—olds, learning through new experiences. but making the sums add up is getting harder. some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that's because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to a point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as much as we can to make sure that we're getting the best possible deal on

coming up on the bbc news channel, england know they have to beat sri lanka tomorrow to reach the t20emifinal, after australia edged a close win over afghanistan. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in a week that's been dominated by news about the immigration system, the bbc has heard evidence that albanian drug gangs are using migrant camps in northern france as a recruitment ground — offering to pay the passage of people who are prepared to work in the uk's illegal drugs trade. albanians account for at least one third of the 38,000 people who've crossed the channel to england this year, according to the latest to the latest government figures. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson has this report. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers. albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. one man who paid for a place on a kurdish boat this summer says he was approached by recruiters for the uk drugs trade in a dunkirk migrant camp. translation: they offered me lots of things - - to pay for thejourney, to give me a job — but i wasn't interested. they asked me fo

coming up on the bbc news channel.land's big game experience from the 2018 world cup and last year's euros will help them as they prepare for another knockout match in a major tournament against senegal. at the world cup, england are preparing to face senegal this weekend. it follows their comfortable 3—0 victory against wales last night — meaning that wales are now out of the tournament, which had been their first for more than 60 years. our sports correspondent, john watson joins us from the qatari capital doha. john, heartbreak for wales. but expectations now for england? that is right. england take their spotin that is right. england take their spot in the last 16 of this world cup where they face senegal on sunday. frustration of course for the wales fans who will be packing their bags and heading home after that defeat. they needed that win to stand any chance of qualifying but i think a huge amount of pride goes with them having been able to watch wales compete at the first world cup since 1958 and of course hug

coming up on the bbc news channel, the shock of the world cup so far.ir campaign under against australia. there was high drama in doha today on day three of the qatar world cup, as one of the tournament favourites 0ne one of the tournament favourites, argentina, were beaten 2—1 by saudi arabia. the shock result ends argentina's 36 match unbeaten international run. inafew in a few moments we will be live at the england training ground after their victory last night against iran. first let's join first let'sjoinjohn first let's joinjohn watson in doha. first let's 'oin john watson in doha. , ~ first let's 'oin john watson in doha. , ., ~ doha. yes, saudi arabia, ranked well below their opponent _ doha. yes, saudi arabia, ranked well below their opponent to _ doha. yes, saudi arabia, ranked well below their opponent to have - doha. yes, saudi arabia, ranked well below their opponent to have the - below their opponent to have the great lionel messi in their side. it is hard to overstate what an upset this was, as andy swiss reports. 0n football's biggest st

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on bbc london: and coming in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news channel, fifa are under fire afterked teams at the world cup to steer clear of politics and stick to football. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground. there's been a sharp rise in the number of albanians crossing the channel in small boats this year. they now account for around a third of the almost 40,000 people who have landed on england's beaches this year. lucy williamson reports. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers — albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes business in laknas even harder. as the p

and coming up on the bbc news channel. days until the world cup new controversies in qatar, claims of fake fans and camera crews accosted, as england prepare to train for the first time. good afternoon. prices are rising at their fastest rate for more than a0 years, with the soaring cost of energy and food largely responsible. the inflation rate hasjumped to 11.1% in the year to october — that's up from 10.1% the previous month. it puts more pressure on the chancellor ahead of his autumn statement tomorrow, in which he's expected to announce tax rises and spending cuts. here's our economics correspondent andy verity. at this environmentally—friendly brewery and pub in stroud in gloucestershire, the raw ingredients aren't getting any cheaper. it wasn't long ago when the value of the pound really dropped, and overnight the prices went up 10, 12%. devaluation of the pound in the past year means businesses have to pay more in pounds to buy goods priced in dollars or euros, from hops to oil and gas. how much do you pay for a ba

and coming up in spoprstday, on the bbc news channel: next stop, qatar. t the latest from the wales camp, as they head to their first world cup in 64 years. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six. because of prolonged exposure to mould in the rented flat where his family were living. awaab ishak died from severe respiratory conditions after his second birthday in december 2020. the inquest into his death was told his father had repeatedly called the landlord, rochdale boroughwide housing, to report the problem but it had not been fixed. the coroner said his death should be "a defining moment for the housing sector". our north of england correspondent fiona trott is in rochdale. during this inquest it felt like no matter what action awaab ishak�*s parents or health professionals took, nothing could have prevented his death. to date the toddler set out in the uk in 2020, a two—year—old died from exposure to mould at home? his family say the housing exposure was racist and his death has become a political issue but whatever happens next doesn't change th

and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we'll have all todays world cups in qatar — including the match between senegal and netherlands in group a. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. england's world cup campaign has begun with a convincing 6—2 victory over iran, their highest ever score in an opening world cup match. but the tournament has been surrounded by controversy, and politics was felt on the pitch before the game even began. iran's players refused to sing their country's national anthem in protest at the regime and their treatment of protestors. and england captain harry kane didn't wear the one love armband in support of lgbt rights after players from all teams were warned by fifa they could be booked for breaching kit regulations. natalie pirks reports from doha. come on, england! come on, england! fifa had told teams to ignore politics and focus on football. the backdrop to england's opening match made that impossible. opponents iran are enduring deadly protests about women's rights back home. and a row over a simple act of wearin

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. red roses prepare for their rugby union world cup final, having won their past 30 tests — can they beat the hosts new zealand? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the uk economy shrank betweenjuly and september, confirming what many economists and the bank of england believe to be the start of a recession. it contracted by 0.1% as households and businesses were hit by soaring prices, higher energy bills and rising interest rates. britain is not officially in recession yet — that happens when the economy shrinks for two three—month periods in a row. in the previous three months — april tojune, the economy saw growth of 0.2%. but it's expected that we will have gone into recession by the end of the year and the bank of england has already predicted it could be the longest on record. has already predicted it could be here's our business correspondent andy verity. this manufacturer in walsall in the black country mix harnesses and cables for ambulances, cars and electric veh

and england thrash india — to reach the t20 cricket and on the bbc news channel... ill be finding out shortly who is going to qatar as gareth southgate names his squad going to the world cup. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. there's been a steep increase in the number of people facing long waiting times for cancer care across england, scotland and northern ireland over the last four years. the number of patients waiting longer than the target of 62 days for cancer treatment — such as chemotherapy or surgery — has doubled since 2018, to 69,000. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. married for more than 50 years, wendy and tony had seen each other through thick and thin. in september of last year, wendy's husband had a routine chest x—ray. it wasn't until november he was informed there was something abnormal and was eventually told it was terminal lung cancer in january. we assumed, obviously wrongly, that if we hadn't heard anything, everything must be all right. tony died at the end of february, but that long delay in diagnosis a

coming up on the bbc news channel: multiple reports in australia suggest novak djokovic will be able ed to overturn his visa ban for not having a covid vaccine. the global population has hit 8 billion people, according to the united nations. officials chose 15th november to mark the milestone — though they acknowledge their assessment could be out by a year or two. the report says the growth rate may now slow, and half of the next billion is expected to come from just eight countries, five of them in africa. our population correspondent stephanie hegarty has more details. the day oishee was born was extra special. she was one of a handful of children named the world's 7 billionth baby by the un. translation: the whole world saw me when i was born. - look now, you've come to see me. 11 years later, the world's population has hit 8 billion. bangladesh, where oishee lives, has 17 million more people and it's still growing. translation: there's been a lot of change. | prices have shot up. the fallout from covid hit families hard. we had big losses in our business and we were forced to mov

and coming up on the bbc news channel, cash injection or complete sale? l's owners say they are considering inviting new shareholders. we ask what that might mean for the premier league club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been widespread criticism over comments made by one of the ambassadors for qatar's world cup who said fans travelling to the tournament will have to acceppt his country's rule — among them a ban on same sex relationships — saying homosexuality was a result of damage to the mind. the controversial tournament kicks off in less than a fortnight in the gulf state. the former fifa president sepp blatter now says the decision to award it to qatar was a "mistake". our sports correspondent jane dougall has more. a protest to pressure fifa days before a world cup in a country where same—sex relationships are illegal. and fresh controversy, as former qatar player khalid salman — now an ambassador for the tournament — was asked about homosexuality. he told a german broadcaster it was "haram", which means forbidden. but he

and coming up on the bbc news channel... the time wales and england meet tonight, their potential last 16 opponents will be known, with the netherlands expected to finish top of group a. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. millions of fans are expected to tune in this evening, when england and wales play each other at the world cup in qatar. the result could decide the fate of both nations in the tournament. thousands of supporters have made the trip to the gulf for the match, which wales must win, to stand any chance of progressing to the last 16. a good result for england means they'll qualify for the next round, as group winners. our sports correspondent, john watson, is live in the qatari capital doha. hi, john. clive, many thanks, good afternoon. matches between these two nations are always special but add into the mix that this is the first time that they have faced each other at a world cup and with so much still at stake it brings with it an extra level of excitement. fans have been gathering here all

and coming up on the bbc news channel...unch time in the t20 world cup group stages as pakistan dig deep to claim a vital victory over south africa to avoid elimination. good afternoon. within the last hour, interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point — the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3% as the bank of england tries to control inflation. it's the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile, the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began over a century ago. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. it is the biggest in trait raise —— interest rate rise in the third of a century. it has been rising at its fastest rate for a0 years for global reasons but the bank of england is trying to prevent runaway inflation from becoming embedded in the domestic economy.— from becoming embedded in the domestic economy. these are big chances, domestic economy. these are b

and on the eve of armistice day — we speak to the three world war ii and coming up on the bbc news channeland are one win away from t20 world cup glory, after their 10 wicket demolition of india seals one of england's greatest white ball victories. good evening and welcome to the news at six. october was the worst month on record for waiting times for the nhs in october was the worst month on record for waiting times for the nhs in england. october was the worst month on record for waiting times for the nhs in england. nearly october was the worst month on record for waiting times for the nhs in england. nearly a october was the worst month on record for waiting times for the nhs in england. nearly a third october was the worst month on record for waiting times for the nhs in england. nearly a third of october was the worst month on record for waiting times for the nhs in england. nearly a third of people who went to a&e for treatment had to wait more than four hours, tens of thousands were left on trolleys for long periods of time before bids could be found, and there has been a steep inc

and coming up on the bbc news channel: the women's rugby league world cup gets under way this afternoons england take on brazil at headingley. hello. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chief inspector of prisons says conditions at the manston migrant processing centre in kent have worsened since the summer. injuly, the facility was found to be working reasonably well, despite a number of risks. but since then, it has deteriorated significantly, with the situation now described as wretched. it comes as the immigration minister told the bbc that politicians should be careful with language, after suella braverman claimed southern england was facing an invasion of migrants. our correspondent robin brant has this report. flying the flag in red, white and blue, the home secretary still has questions to answer. journalists shout questions a polite smile was all she offered on her way into cabinet this morning. on the overcrowding crisis at manston migrant processing centre, the question is what she did, didn't do and plans to do going forward. yesterday, she likened it to a

and coming up on the bbc news channel... mpton sack manager ralph hasenhuttel following yesterday's premier league defeat against newcastle which left the club in the relegation zone. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the head of the united nations has warned the cop27 climate conference in egypt that nations must co—operate in the effort to reduce global emissions — or perish. antonio guterres decribed the progress made since last year's gathering in glasow as woeful. the prime minister rishi sunak is expected to warn world leaders later that it's essential that countries stick to the commitments made then — to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. delegates have now agreed to discuss sending money to poorer nations to help them deal with climate—related losses. our climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from the conference. the world leaders swept into the conference centre in the egyptian desert this morning. among them the british prime minister, rishi sunak. there was a f

and coming up on the bbc news channel. —times champions germany get their world cup under way, hoping to right the wrongs of 2018. can they start with a win overjapan? good afternoon. welcome to bbc news that one. judges at the supreme court have ruled that the scottish parliament cannot organise a second independence refendum, unless the uk government agrees. in 2014, voters in scotland rejected independence, but the first minister nicola sturgeon wants another referendum next october. she says she's disappointed by today's ruling. the prime minister, rishi sunak, says it's "clear and definitive". here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. in edinburgh this afternoon. one door close this morning but scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is still seeking other routes to a referendum. a preferred order would be a section 30 order, permission from westminster for the parliament to hold a referendum, but successive prime ministers have refused to grant that. she is reframing the argument, saying this is no longerjust

coming up on the bbc news channel, india hang on to win a rain—affected nailbiter in the t20 world cupangladesh — and put themselves top of group b. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a "serious and escalating problem" and admitted that "not enough" asylum claims are being processed. the prime minister insisted the government is getting a grip of the situation and backed home secretary suella braverman�*s handling of the issue. at prime minister's questions in the commons, the labour leader sir keir starmer said just 4% of people arriving in small boats last year had their asylum claim processed. it comes as the prime minister reversed his decision not to attend next week's cop27 climate summit in egypt, following widespread criticism. 0ur correspondent ben wright has this report. are you failing on immigration, prime minister? fix, are you failing on immigration, prime minister?— are you failing on immigration, prime minister? �* ~ . . ., prime minister? a week in charge and the government's _ prime minister? a w

and coming up on the bbc news channel.years of controversial ownership at old trafford, are the glazer family selling manchester united? good afternoon. the uk's supreme court has ruled that scotland cannot hold an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. scotland's first minister wants to hold a vote in october next year but the westminster government has refused to allow it. nicola sturgeon says she's disappointed by the decision and says the ruling exposes what she calls the myth "of the uk as a voluntary partnership". the prime minister rishi sunak called the decision "clear and definitive". tonight a series of pro—independence rallies are being held in towns and cities across scotland. here's our scotland editor, james cook. nicola sturgeon has just nicola sturgeon hasjust finished addressing this rally, talking about her desire for what she calls a better, fairer and more equal scotland. these rallies are happening around the country, with the independence movement determined to demonstrate m

news started a full hour and a half early at 11:30. come 1:00, diane smith acted accordingly. "i assumed anyone interested would be watching bbc one, so i tuned in to the bbc news channel news coverage. what i was subjected to is 21 minutes of — guess what — coverage of the world cup. whenever we have any kind of sporting tournament, the bbc seems to become obsessed, and really doesn't understand that this is not welcomed by all of the population." later that day, the news at six spent its first 15 minutes on the world cup — a decision which got this response from anne street. "you started with an in—depth report on the first england game against iran. there has been an earthquake in indonesia with extensive loss of life. obviously, the world cup should be reported on, but does a game, sport — a competition — really take precedence over a natural disaster?" in the coming weeks, we hope to speak to someone from bbc news about the reporting of the men's world cup, but let's now revisit a complaint we aired last week about these two graphics which featured in coverage of the chancellor's autumn statement. some viewers pointed out that the graphs showed uk borrowing and ho

coming up on the bbc news channel, manchester united have responded to cristiano ronaldo's televisionerview this week, saying they have "initiated appropriate steps", after the player claimed he felt betrayed by his club. good afternoon. higher taxes look here to stay, according to a leading economic think—tank, after yesterday's autumn statement. the institute for fiscal studies says the uk is on a "long, hard, unpleasantjourney" with a record fall in living that will "hit everyone". among the key measures in the chancellor's statement were a freeze of tax bands until 2028 — this means even if you get a pay rise, more of your money will go on tax — an increase in means tested and disability benefits and pensions of 10.1% because of rising inflation, and an extension of the energy price cap, although on less generous terms. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. this community cafe in gloucester lets customers pay what they can. they are acutely aware of how hard pressed people are.— they are acutely aware of how hard pressed people are.- like| they are acutely aware of how

here on bbc 1 as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it's goodnight. we welcome our reviewers on bbc news channel with me, shawn lay, rolling tonight on the breaking news of the allegations of a rockettes in poland. —— shaun ley. two people have died. suggestions that it may have died. suggestions that it may have come from the conflict in russia — ukraine. some reports suggesting that it was a russia missal of some kind. those have been flatly denied by the kremlin and by the russian military, and indeed, president putin's spokesperson is just that in the last three minutes that he has no knowledge of the claims. joining us now is the former cia russia analyst chief. thank you very much for being with us now at the quincy institute ray you have responsibility for what's called grand strategy, and other words, trying to work out what did he mean by that to claim the phrase that they used in the 19th century, he always meant something by what he did, he must�*ve been something by that. is it being left out as a conscious act of being the wood as an accident? i conscious act of being the wood as an

this is the bbc news channel. the headlines: protests against china's stringent covid restrictions have spread, with some people openly calling for president xijinping to stand down. rescue efforts are under way to find survivors after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains swept away homes on the italian island of ischia. the transport secretary mark harper has urged rail unions to agree to changes to working practices to "free up" savings to fund payrises. police in london say the fatal stabbings of two 16—year—old boys just a mile apart are linked. too many people in the uk are being let down at the end of their lives by inadequate out—of—hours palliative care support, according to the charity, marie curie. and another shock at the world cup as morocoo win 2—0 against belgium in the latest upset in doha. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, good evening, welcome along to sportsday. coming up, germany looking to bounce back from their shock defeat as they take on spain. the group is wide open after costa

and coming up in sportsday at 6.30 on the bbc news channel.days world cup news, with the dutch looking to make it out of group and potentially face wales or england in the last 16. good afternoon. we are on early today because at 7:00pm tonight england take on wales in their crucial world cup match in qatar. it is the last match for both sides in the group stages and will determine who goes through to the last 16 in the tournament. wales have the biggest challenge ahead in this, their first world cup since 1958. to stay in they need to beat england and hope that iran and the usa draw in their match tonight. meanwhile, england will go through to the last 16 as long as wales don't beat them by four goals. it's quite specific! an awful lot at stake. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, is at the stadium. with all four teams in group b still in with a chance of qualification, a tense, nervy night of calculations and permutations lies in store. in truth, a little of the jeopardy has been taken away from this match because of the fact that england are on th

coming up on the bbc news channel, england can secure their place in the knockout stages of the qatarf they beat usa later this evening. good afternoon. in the last few minutes there has been huge disappointment for wales at the world cup. they lost 2—0, you are wrong. wales had goalkeeper wayne hennessey sent off for a rash challenge outside the area, and iran scored both their goes deep into added time. our correspondent hwyel griffith reports from qatar. if it was simply down to the singing, wales would be in the semifinals already. four part harmonies hang in the air when there is the chance of a first world cup win, and 64 years. you is the chance of a first world cup win, and 64 years.— is the chance of a first world cup win, and 64 years. you get nervous every time — win, and 64 years. you get nervous every time and _ win, and 64 years. you get nervous every time and he _ win, and 64 years. you get nervous every time and he makes _ win, and 64 years. you get nervous every time and he makes me - win, and 64 years. you get nervous every time and he makes me more| every time and h

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. y november day, blustery in places, especially out towards the west. and this weekend we will continue to see rain at times, but it is going to stay relatively mild. a big weather system out in the atlantic. this beautiful swiss roll, you can see, the centre of the low pressure, but its weather front extends all the way to the south and is spreading across the uk. the outbreaks of rain through this afternoon spreading in from the south—west, moving eastwards and northwards. it won't be raining all the time. it will wax and wane through the afternoon into the evening. the hilly areas will get most of the rain, maybe in the south—west, wales, parts of scotland. and it will be mild, but very strong winds out in the north—west through the night. gales expected in the western isles. notice that the weather front does clear out into the north sea by early on sunday morning, but it does continue to rain in the south and this is where it will be mild, too around ten or 11 degrees, clear skies

bbc news, auckland. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. the former health secretary, matt hancock, who's currently on the itv reality show i'm a celebrity get me out of here, has reiterated his regret for breaking social distancing guidelines during the covid pandemic and said he was looking for �*forgiveness'. it followed him facing some critical questions from his celebrity campmates about his role as health secretary at the time. let's take a look. my aunt died from covid in the first wave. we couldn't go to hospital to visit her. i had to sit by myself in the church at her funeral. we couldn't hug each other because we were following guidance. yeah. and i get that you fell in love, i understand all of those things, but sorry for a lot of families like mine doesn't really cut it. well, there you go, that is one of the reasons that i, that i regret it as much as i do. do you have any regrets regarding the way that as health minister you dealt with the pandemic as a whole

coming up on sports day later in the hour on the bbc news channel we will round up all the days worldion including a narrow victory for switzerland over cameroon. where there were mixed emotions for the match winner. good evening. the uk's net migration figure has hit a record high. half a million more people entered the uk than left betweenjune last year and this year according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics. it's more than double the number the year before. the number from the year before. the rise is driven by people arriving legally from outside the eu, foreign students and by more people travelling after the pandemic. our home editor, mark easton, has been looking at the figures and is here. sophie, the figure of 504,000 more people arriving than leaving the uk in the year tojune is the highest ever recorded, by some margin. if we look back over the past 30 years, net migration was minus 13,000 in 1992 rising to 330,000 just before the brexit referendum. 310,000 just before the pandemic. a big fall amid covid restrictions. and now this record number

bbc news, auckland. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. — bye for now. good afternoon. as you've been hearing, england women lost the rugby world cup final this morning. we'll have more on that in a moment, but focus is now turning to england's men at the rugby league world cup. kick—off in their semifinal against samoa is just over an hour away at the emirates stadium, and our reporter adam wild is there for us. it was an incredible match last night between australia and new zealand. can we expect something similar today? i certainly hope so. both sides now know the price. australia in the world cup final awaits one of them next weekend at old trafford. either england or samoa will be thinking that far ahead just yet. i've watched england arrive and get off their coach. they already have their game faces on, steely determination. they got nine tries in the first four games of this world cup. 0ne they got nine tries in the first four games of this world cup. one of the standout performers. early in the standout performers. early in the tour

thank you forjoining us here on the bbc news channel.riefly sum up what has happened around kherson in the last few hours, please.— has happened around kherson in the last few hours, please. hello. happy to be with yom _ last few hours, please. hello. happy to be with you. what _ last few hours, please. hello. happy to be with you. what we _ last few hours, please. hello. happy to be with you. what we have - last few hours, please. hello. happy to be with you. what we have today | to be with you. what we have today is the defining stage of the —— the final stage of the military operation which is focused liberating at the city of kherson. it used to have a population of about 300,000 citizens before the war. it was a three day long operation. the first units of ukraine's special operations division, they entered the city two days ago. it took more time to grow the ukrainian presence in a kherson. what happened today is that the ukrainian army finally pulled ukrainian army finally pulled ukrainian nationalflag on the main square of the ci

and that's all this work for now we will have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. hello.er throughout the day, we will only see light winds through tuesday it is a fairly settled day as high—pressure is beginning to try and build across us from the east, blocking a lot of these fronts of the wettter and windier weather for making it inroads from the west. many areas though, should see the sun and when the sun does come out temperatures just about making it into double figures in a few spots. more widely, the 6—8 mark. where fog lingers though it could just be two or three as your daytime high. looking further ahead into the week you can see how the high from the east blocks these lows coming in from the west, this is where we normally pull our milder atlantic air in from as we pick up an easterly influence we are going to tap into some pretty chilly air that has been stagnating across russia. and by the time we get to the weekend we will widely be looking at temperatures below average values. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the hea

next on the bbc news channel, the teatime bulletin. good afternoon.igration processing centre in kent was motivated by extreme right—wing ideology — and met the threshold for a terror incident, police have said. 66 year old andrew leak carried out the attack at the site in dover last sunday — two members of staff at the centre were left with minor injuries. he is believed to have later taken his own life. jon donnison has the latest. an act of terror, this is the moment andrew leak through one of up to three makeshift firebombs in a drive—by attack on a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday. today police said he was motivated by terrorist ideology and in a statement the senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing said... the suspect leak is thought to have taken his own life shortly after the attack which police say was likely motivated by extreme right wing beliefs. it led to around 700 migrants being transferred from the dover processing centre to this one at manston which was already overcrowded. the home secretary flew into

and coming up on the bbc news channel, celtic are well beaten by the champions league holders real madridtheir final group match. they end this year's campaign without a win. police whatsapp group. and the census, find out if the of census, find out if the results of surprise you. good evening. and we start with a special report on the response of the emergency services to the bomb attack at the manchester arena in may 2017. the attack claimed the lives of 22 people and left hundreds injured. tomorrow brings the long—awaited publication of the second of three official reports which will consider whether two of the victims might have survived had the emergency services responded more quickly. the report is expected to make serious criticisms of the police, ambulance and fire services. one of the firefighters has told the bbc that the response had been embarrassing and shameful. my colleaguejudith moritz has been talking to a man who tried repeatedly to save the life of 28—year—old john atkinson, whose family say he was badly let down by the emergency services. siren wails. in the aftermath

that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. time for some sport here on the bbc news channelis. with just two days to go until the world cup, organisers have banned the sale of alcohol at tournament venues. it's a dramatic reversal of their previous policy to allow fans to drink beer before and after matches, but fifa confirmed budweiser, who are a major sponsor, will only sell nonalcoholic beer. our reporterjohn watson is in doha. it has become clear that alcohol was going to be made available to fans of all eight stadiums here in and around doha, only outside the stadium perimeterfence of around doha, only outside the stadium perimeter fence of the stadiums, and also be made available in farm parts. stadiums, and also be made available infarm parts. it stadiums, and also be made available in farm parts. it became clear this morning that the organisers in qatar were putting pressure on fifa to ban alcohol within the stadiums and that has come to pass. it became clear from that suite from budweiser a few hours ago, itjust said, well, this is awkward... that confirms what fifa

more on today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news here at 3:15pm. goodbye for now.the day. this is the earlier satellite picture. the dry of clive has brought the outbreaks of rain and rather than clearing through swiftly, it is going to hang around across the channel islands and close to south—east england. some rain is likely to continue through the west of the day. further north and west more in the way of sunshine with scattered showers. particularly for northern ireland in western scotland for some of the heavy and potentially thundery. lastly western scotland but not as windy as it was yesterday. mild with highs between ten and 13 degrees. the rain in the south—east corner should eventually clear during tonight. elsewhere, clear during tonight. elsewhere, clear spells with quite a few showers from the west and some fog patches developing across parts of north—east england. some of that file could be quite dense. touch of frost as possible in the north—east of england especially but most places will be between four and 8 degrees. tomorrow, that fog could be slo

on bbc london, tributes to two 16—year—olds fatally and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channeling goals at the world cup. we'll have all the action, including some wild celebrations from cristiano ronaldo, but the goal awarded to bruno fernandes! good evening. chinese authorities have taken tough action to try to suppress the widespread protests against the country's covid restrictions. president xi has not faced a challenge like this before and it's the first time since the zero covid policies that have marched against the president and the government with protests spreading to some of china's biggest cities. police are out in force and there are renewed fears about the fate of some of some of those being detained. china has beenin of those being detained. china has been in almost perpetual lockdown for over two years. several people detained in shanghai china's biggest city, where police have been placing barriers to block further demonstrations. where did this start? the latest protest began in the north west in the city of urumqi where ten people died in a fight amid claims

that's all from the bbc news at 0ne , so it's goodbye from me , and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. time for some sport here on the bbc news channelh ferris. after both england and wales both arrived in qatar yesterday. today it's down to business, with england training for the first time in the host nation this afternoon. these are live pictures from the team base's training base in al wakra where they've just begun their preparations for their opening match against iran on monday. later we'll hear from james maddison, speaking for the first time since he was the headline inclusion in gareth southgate's squad. very hot at the moment, 30 degrees. the first 15 minutes of this training session are open to the public, the media, which means generally you will not find out anything from them. tournament organisers are aware of an incident where a danish broadcast crew were mistakenly interrupted during a live broadcast in one of qatar's tourist destinations. upon inspection of the crew's valid tournament accreditation and filming permit, an apology was made to the broadcaster by on—site security before the crew resumed their activity.

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bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon, i'm laura mcghie. this is the bbc news channelour latest sports news. we start with the t20 world cup and a pivotal match between pakistan and south africa in sydney — with pakistan needing a win to avoid elimination from the group stages. pakistan launched a recovery after being 48—4 with if the car bed hitting the biggest. they took nickel!" w marge}; ' w" �*wwicketstodenyfl wicketstodeny south fwiciéeztzslldéfiféélzifi africa rain. won rain. won by rain. won by 33 rain. won by 33 runs rain. won by 33 runs and rain. won by 33 runs and itiin. pakistan won by 33 runs and it means they can still qualify for the semifinals. now, to the latest on the injury—front ahead of the world cup, and another blow for gareth southgate�*s defensive options for england — ben chilwell is now a doubt after suffering a hamstring injury in chelsea's champions league win last night. the full—back pulled up in stoppage time during their win over dinamo zagreb, clutching the back of his leg. he was unable to continue and was pictured leaving which begins i

and coming up on the bbc news channel: a losing start for britain in the billiejean king cup, in theirakhstan. it means they could face an early exit in glasgow. good evening. it's taken just two weeks to prompt the first cabinet resignation of rishi sunak�*s premiership. a short while ago sir gavin williamson resigned as a senior minister following days of allegations about his conduct. he said he aimed to clear his name "of any wrongdoing." downing street was already investigating accusations of bullying and harrassment and sir gavin has also been reported to the parliamentary authorities over allegedly abusive messages to a conservative colleague. earlier today downing street insisted the prime minister had full confidence in sir gavin. but rishi sunak, who promised a government of "integrity and accountabililty," now faces more questions about his decision to appoint sir gavin in the first place. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has the latest. it was exactly two weeks ago that gavin williamson was brought back into government on the very first day rishi sunak was pri

and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel.ngland opened up the rugby league world cup with the victory while history is made for their opponents. good evening. an asylum seeker, who was sent to the overflowing centre at manston in kent, told the bbc tonight that it was like being held in a prison camp. the former raf base is being used as a temporary shelter for migrants arriving in small boats from france. during the day, coaches have taken people from manston to other accommodation, after officials described conditions there as "wretched", with outbreaks of disease, and incidents of violence. the home secretary suella braverman has been strongly criticised in recent days. the prime minister told the cabinet today that the united kingdom would always be a "compassionate, welcoming place" for asylum seekers. our home affairs correpsondent daniel sandford reports. finally being driven out of the manston processing centre this afternoon, some of the first migrants to leave, they were taken to a hotel near heathrow where they got

coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, manchester united win their final europa league group gamenishing second means a potentially tricky knockout round playoff awaits. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 2.25% to 3% — the biggest single hike in more than 30 years — to try to dampen down soaring inflation. it will impact everything from mortgages and rents to the price of food and services. the bank warned that the uk is heading for a recession that could last until the middle of 2024 — the longest since records began a century ago. our economics editor, faisal islam, is here. yes, sophie, the uk is facing the start of a very challenging few years for the economy and for all of our pockets. as you said, the interest rate today was raised to 3%, a significant three quarters of a percentage pointjump. you can see here it's the highest it's been since 2008 — a clear end to a long period of low interest rates. today's rise has had an immediate effect for those on tracker mortgages. a typical tracker will have gone up by more than £73 per month today. they

and coming up on the bbc news channel, the countdown is on in qatar.rs take part in training ahead of the world cup opener against ironic on monday. —— against syron. good evening. inflation has hit its highest level since 1981. rising food costs and soaring energy bills have helped to push prices up by 11.1% in the year to october from 10.1% in september — that's higher than expected. the figures come ahead of the chancellor's autumn statement tomorrow when he'll unveil a package of tax hikes and spending cuts. our economics editor faisal islam is here with the details. thanks, sophie. the decades of relatively low inflation have ended. we're seeing the cost of living rising at rates not seen since 1981 — only the late 70s were worse when it was fuelled by rocketing oil prices. it's five times the target of 2% — in fact, all of the inflation we normally expect over one year has come injust one month. -- it is —— it is more than five times the target of 2% now. that has been driven by energy bills and also basic food prices rising dramatically on last

and a man is arrested after eggs were thrown at the king and coming up on the bbc news channel, goodng. russia has ordered its troops to withdraw from the key ukrainian city of kherson — the highly prized regional capital that it captured in march right at the start of the invasion. it's being seen as a major blow for russia and for president putin. for weeks now, ukrainian forces have been advancing slowly towards kherson — keeping up the pressure on russian forces. now russia's commander in ukraine says it is no longer possible to keep supplying its troops there. it means they will retreat from the western bank of the river dnipro — leaving the city — and then dig in again further east. in a moment, we'll speak to our russia editor steve rosenberg, but first this report from our international editor jeremy bowen, camera journalist fred scott and producer kathy long, who have spent the last few days with ukrainians on the frontline outside kherson. for days now, ukrainian soldiers on the kherson perimeter have been dismissing reports that the russians were going to pull back. when w

and coming up on the bbc news channel: we'll round up all the action from the world cup, as defendingcruise to victory over australia, with majestic main man mbappe among the scorers. good evening. the 12 days leading to christmas, and the first week of the new year, are likely to bring severe disruption for millions of rail passengers, with four periods of strike action announced by the rmt trade union. services have already been badly disrupted in recent months, in a long—running dispute over pay, working conditions and job security. the rmt says the latest action will send �*a clear message' that staff want a better deal. the union's members at network rail and 1a train companies voted last week in favour of renewed action. industrial action will take place during four 48—hour periods, on 13th and 14th, and then the 16th and 17th of december — and then in the new year on the 3rd and 4th, and the 6th and 7th of january. on top of that, there's to be an overtime ban over christmas and new year, which means there'll be industrial action of some kind taking place over a period of four

this is the bbc news channel.o find survivors after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains swept away homes on the italian island of ischia. the transport secretary mark harper has urged rail unions to agree to changes to working practices to "free up" savings to fund payrises. police in london say the fatal stabbings of two 16—year—old boys just a mile apart are linked. too many people in the uk are being let down at the end of their lives by inadequate out—of—hours palliative care support, according to the charity, marie curie. and another shock at the world cup as morocoo win 2—0 against belgium in the latest upset in doha.