, neuza back and karen diaz.oo. let's take a look at what's happening in qatar on thursday: in group e, all four teams could go through — or be eliminated. spain just need to avoid defeat — but for germany, anything less than a win means they will go home. and in group f, canada are already out — but one of the pre—tournament favourites, belgium are likely to need to win to progress to the knock out rounds. you can find details of all of that and more in the special world cup section of our website — bbc.com/news — and click through — or download the bbc app. there are arguably few things more quintessentially french than the baguette. and yet, the loaf has been in decline in recent years, with many traditional bakeries struggling to stay afloat. but now there's something to celebrate, as unesco has added the baguette to its "intangible cultural heritage" list. tom brada reports. the humble french baguette, a towering icon among continental baked goods, is currently the toast of the town. the crusty loaf was vote

neuza back of brazil and karen diaz of mexico were the assistant referees.he focus now is on future opportunities for female match officials. >> they could encourage women to do it more often, and after four years and the next one, they could make it -- they could have half the matches should be done by men and half should be done by women. >> frappart was also the first woman to referee in the french ligue 1 and the uefa champions league. >>> earlier, tashiro spoke with nhk's soccer correspondent about the transformation so far at this world cup. >> chiaki, what a huge and unexpected win for japan today. how did they pull this off? >> yes, kyoko, that was a big win for japan, actually. japan's victory against germany was a shock, but beating spain was an eruption. this was a powerhouse that beat japan on its own soil in the tokyo olympics semifinal. the win felt like a retaliation. the samurai blue is an unexpected rising team. it drew on a well-organized mix of new players and veterans. doan and mitoma are young players on teams in europe. let's take doan.

it's referee stephanie frappart who will be joined by assistants, neuza back and karen diaz. well as some fantastic football too. there are arguably few things more quintessentially french than the baguette. and yet, the loaf has been in decline in recent years, with many traditional bakeries struggling to stay afloat. but now there's something to celebrate, as unesco has added the baguette to it "intangible cultural heritage" list. tom brada reports. the humble french baguette, a towering icon among continental baked goods, is currently the toast of the town. the crusty loaf was voted onto a prestigious unesco's list under the title artisanal know how and culture of baguette bread. and to this day, it remains a key part of french identity. translation: you buy bread, you talk to someone, you meet people. all of this creates a social link at a time when the world is increasingly virtual without contact. baguettes take their place on the intangible cultural heritage list alongside other important traditions like truffle hunting in italy and handmade christmas tree decorations

it's referee stephanie frappart who will be joined by assistants neuza back and karen diaz.celebrate as well as some fantastic football too. thank you very much, lucy. christine mcvie, the hugely successful singer and songwriter who was part of the rock band fleetwood mac, has died at the age of 79. the band sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the most successful groups ever. christine mcvie was born in cumbria, but spent most of her life in the us, as our correspondent david sillito reports. fleetwood mac and don't stop. the song bill clinton chose as his campaign anthem. #just think what tomorrow will do # don't stop thinking about tomorrow # don't stop because it will soon be here # it'll be here better than before # yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone #. and the songwriter, christine mcvie. she'd been part of the british blues scene in the �*60s with the band chicken shack and also as a solo artist before joining mick fleetwood and her husband, john mcvie. she had a gift for writing hits. # tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies #. little lie

it will be an all—female team on the pitch, with brazil's neuza back and mexican karen diaz medina runningassistants. the world cup is the most important competition not only in football but in the world so we know there are a lot of expectations. there is always pressure in the matches and also pressure in the matches and also pressure because they are always new. i was always welcome in the stadium so i feel like another referee inside the pitch. the countdown is on for all england fans — as they prepare to face senegal in the last 16 on sunday. after an impressive 3—0 win in their final group match against wales on tuesday, manager gareth southgate may have some selection headaches for the match. all 25 players trained today — and midfielder declan rice other countries should be worried about facing gareth southgate�*s side. other nations will always look at us and look at the quality we have got in the squad, why should we not be feared? if you look at our attacking players, we have world—class unbelievable talents across the board and across the whole team, players that have played in

it's referee stephanie frappart who will be joined by assistants, neuza back and karen diaz.as some fantastic football too. you can find lots more detail in a special world cup section of our website. or simply download the bbc news up. if you want to get in touch with me, in touch with me, i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma. i love to hear your thoughts on any stories we've seen so far. all the world cup. there are arguably few things more quintessentially french than the baguette. and yet, the loaf has been in decline in recent years, with many traditional bakeries struggling to stay afloat. but now there's something to celebrate, as unesco has added the baguette to its "intangible cultural heritage" list. tom brada reports. the humble french baguette, a towering icon among continental baked goods, is currently the toast of the town. the crusty loaf was voted onto a prestigious unesco's list under the title artisanal know how and culture of baguette bread. and to this day, it remains a key part of french identity. transltion: you buy bread, you talk to someone, you meet people.

and karen diaz taking charge of costa rica and. germany's group clash in qatar that game is in the second half. frappart was the first female to officiate a men's world cup qualifier in tv online , daily qualifier in tv online, daily plus radio. this is gb news. now it's back to mark steyn . it's back to mark steyn. thank you, tatiana let's have a bit more news. here's a few headunes bit more news. here's a few headlines that caught my eye from the bbc . house prices see from the bbc. house prices see biggest fall for two years. oh, you don't say.7 here's another one. my mum's 40 hour wait to get to with hip break and that's before the ambulance drivers went on strike from the belfast telegraph . i like this one. this telegraph. i like this one. this if you heard what she was saying, just a moment ago, you love this londonderry gp surgery is tense clinic to face in northern ireland by facing axe. if you don't know what that means they mean these surgeries are handing back their licences to his majesty's government because as the br

and karen diaz taking charge of costa rica and. germany's group clash in qatar that game is in the second half. frappart was the first female to officiate a men's world cup qualifier in tv online , daily qualifier in tv online, daily plus radio. this is gb news. now it's back to mark steyn . it's back to mark steyn. thank you, tatiana let's have a bit more news. here's a few headunes bit more news. here's a few headlines that caught my eye from the bbc . house prices see from the bbc. house prices see biggest fall for two years. oh, you don't say.7 here's another one. my mum's 40 hour wait to get to with hip break and that's before the ambulance drivers went on strike from the belfast telegraph . i like this one. this telegraph. i like this one. this if you heard what she was saying, just a moment ago, you love this londonderry gp surgery is tense clinic to face in northern ireland by facing axe. if you don't know what that means they mean these surgeries are handing back their licences to his majesty's government because as the br

i'm karen diaz of mexico. they'll be the assistant ref rates will this much as well. and there's another one. catherine nesbit from the usa who's going to be the offside specialist for the v a team. so no more jokes. thank you very much about women, not knowing the off slide rule. now there are 6 female referees at the tone. it's the 1st time they've made it to a mens well cup. couple, i think streaming experience dress free. she 1st made headlines in 2019 officiating in a french match since then she's going on to referee and welcome qualify as the euros in the champions league, and also the french cup final, earlier this year. but while there were many female fries coming up through the sport globally, the number on their acceptance and normalization still have quite far to go. because cost, because coach was he praised the appointment of frappe hall and our colleagues for the well cup saying it's a big step forward for what he called a very sexy sport. his was not mine for paul and how colleagues know that they will be on the increase scrutiny for this match as they

so seen women, not just a stephanie ferraro, a we have louisa, karen diaz, katie nesbitt, we have lima, we have people and she me, we have people that look like them and that's going to inspire young girls to say, hey, i can step on that field as well, because it doesn't matter what i look like it doesn't matter, my gender, all it matters is that i'm qualified and i can perform the job. this will inspire women officials to pick up a whistle and say, i can do this as well. and importantly, this inspires everyone to know that getting rid of any kind of subconscious or social biases that anyone can do the job regardless of gender, regardless of race, ethnicity, so long as they can get this job. so i'm excited for the current generation that they're inspiring the next generation there's by both women and men. well we ladies here, wish all the best of hepa and her team. thank you very much christina. that wrap up . sorry about that. let's wrap up wednesdays, action and natalie, unless he's well cut. dream is still on as argentina made it to the last $68.00. you know, when against president

it will be an all—female team on the pitch, with brazil's neuza back and mexican karen diaz medina runninge always pressure in the matches and also when you are a woman, you have more pressure, because i was always welcome in this game, so i feel like another referee inside the pitch. away from the world cup, england's cricketers are making a bit of history of their own, playing their first test match in pakistan for 17 years. and they've started very, very well. zak crawley scored the fastest century by an england opening batter and ben duckett also made a century, as england piled on the runs. they've now moved past the 300 mark for the loss of only three wickets. so some big games to come today, ben, those big nations— ben, those big nations hoping to iuali for ben, those big nations hoping to qualify for the — ben, those big nations hoping to qualify for the last _ ben, those big nations hoping to qualify for the last 16 _ ben, those big nations hoping to qualify for the last 16 to - ben, those big nations hoping to qualify for the last 16 to join - ben, those big nations hoping to qua

she is brazilian the maxi and karen diaz is representing her country who of course went out last nightrs point of view she has the opportunity on the world stage to make a statement gender equality. but she's done this before. she's ref games and legal and she's also been in charge in the europa league and part of world cup in the uefa super cup final as well between chelsea and liverpool in 2019. so she'll handle occasion well, but it's a special moment and it's an opportunity. once again to make a statement off the field as well as on it, even accepting the issue of equality to a lot of sports, which saying doesit to a lot of sports, which saying does it actually mean that the men on the pitch will behave themselves a little better as a of this . well i'm not sure that of this. well i'm not sure that that's the way of looking at it because one of the beauties of the referee is that judged by their decision making now they're backed up by larger teams than ever and technology as so ultimately stephanie frappart will not want any special nor will her assistants what they'll want as a c

costa rica, and it will be an all—female team on the pitch, with brazil's neuza back and mexican karen diaz by preparations for their last—16 tie against senegal on sunday, and for all england's quality and talent, let's be honest — you need a bit of luck at a world cup. not sure luke shaw saw it that way when he was hooped on by a bird when he was pooped on by a bird whilst the team were having dinner. no support from his team mates — jack grealish thought it was hilarious. what do you think? a quick 30 minute wash on that and he will be back out, fit as a fiddle? i wash on that and he will be back out, fit as a fiddle?— out, fit as a fiddle? i think it's a aood out, fit as a fiddle? i think it's a good sign- _ out, fit as a fiddle? i think it's a good sign- a — out, fit as a fiddle? i think it's a good sign. a good _ out, fit as a fiddle? i think it's a good sign. a good omen. - out, fit as a fiddle? i think it's a good sign. a good omen. takel out, fit as a fiddle? i think it's a | good sign. a good omen. take a positive out of it. is good sign. a good omen. take a positive out of it.— p