let's cross live now to doha and my colleague lucy hockings. to doha, argentina are the latest team to make it through to the quarterfinals, having just beat australia 2—1 only a few moments ago. lionel messi, who tonight made the 1,000th start of his career and is captaining argentina for the 100th time, hasn't disappointed. every time he touched the ball there was a roar from the fan part. steering the ball past mat ryan, he found the back of the net, his first ever strike in a world cup knockout game. the 35—year—old has played every minute of argentina's games at these finals, but despite his stunning performances, fan's fear this could be his final world cup. then out of nowhere, australia looked like they might come back into the game when aziz behich�*s cross was headed out to craig goodwin, whose 25—yard shot deflected in off enzo fernandez. there was a moment towards the end when the australians almost scored. the goalkeeper did a greatjob for argentina meaning it did not go to extra time. let's hear from argentinian football journalis

i'm lucy hockings here in doha for another big day of world cup action. stay with us for all the build up to both games. the government says it's putting contingency plans in place to minimize disruption, from a series of public sector strikes expected in the run—up to christmas. whether it's our military personnel that we have trained up or a surge capacity that we can actually make things like borders safe and protected and people's lives not disrupted coming up to christmas. iran's attorney general says the country could move to dismantle the police unit that enforces the islamic dress code, after a wave of anti—government protests engulfed the country. and a crown fit for a king. the historic centrepiece of britain's crownjewels is removed from the tower of london so it can be resized for charles iii's coronation next year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's a place in the quarterfinals or a flight home for england later, as they prepare to take on senegal in the knock—out stages of the world cup. the two countries have never met in a compet

lucy hockings has the details.at an undisputed sign of progress we watched a moment of progress we watched a moment of history this evening, in that germany— costa rica match because of the first time, it was a woman in charge of refereeing the match. stephanie frappart, the french referee, took to the pitch with her two other assistance, one from brazil and one from mexico. she had said before she wanted to bejudged on competence had said before she wanted to be judged on competence and had said before she wanted to bejudged on competence and not gender but she is known throughout the game as being charismatic and diplomatic on the pitch, as well as human and humble, so it's seen as a huge moment of inspiration for women and girls right around the world who might want to get involved in the game and it's really been supported by all of the players and management staff here in qatar. she spoke to the bbc before leaving for the tournament and had this to say. the tournament and had this to sa . ~ ., the tournament a

my colleague lucy hockings is watching in doha.lo and welcome to doha, where england is in action against senegal at the al bayt stadium, which is shaped like a bedouin tent. the three lions have never lost a game of football to african opposition, a record that dates back to 1986, but the senegelese are the champions of the africa cup of nations and, despite being without their star man sadio mane, they will be brimming with confidence going into today's match. england have made one change from their win against wales — arsenal's bukayo saka has started the game in place of marcus rashford. raheem sterling is not available for tonight's game because he's dealing with what's described as a "family matter". england has one of the larger groups of travelling fans, but hundreds of thousands more will be watching back in england. let's cross to wembley, where our correspondent sean dilley is reporting from the boxpark. how is the atmosphere there? electric doesn't even come close. 2,000 england fans are here. look at the crease is on e

my colleague lucy hockings has the latest from doha. the latest from doha. everyone, welcome to doha, what hello everyone, welcome to doha, what a thrilling first half we have just watched between france and poland. it is the french who lead by one goal. poland have an excellent chance to take the lead just before 40 chance to take the lead just before a0 minute mark when pyotr zelensky was picked out in the opposition box when his strike was stopped by hugo lloris, the captain and goalkeeper. as we approached half—time it was kylian mbappe trashing a transfer zero who made it 1—0 with an excellent finish into the bottom right corner. let's get more on all of the action. let's get more on all of this from my colleague 0lly foster from bbc sport. he's outside the al thumana stadium for france against poland. let's start with 0livier giroud, not just a great goal for him but never record. he becomes france's top goal—scorer of all time. amazing moment for him and france? yes. goal-scorer of all time. amazing moment for him and france? yes

my colleague lucy hockings is watching in doha.land dominated possession early in the first half, but senegal found their way into the game and had a good chance to take the lead. but shortly after that jordan henderson put the three lions ahead after some great link up play between harry kane but shortly after that jordan henderson put the three lions ahead after some great link up play between harry kane and jude bellingham. harry kane then took england one step closer to the quarter finals on the stroke of half time — scoring with a brilliant move.

i'm lucy hockings live in doha where that match has only just finished, with a final scoreline of 2—1ked their place in the quarter finals, their place in the quarterfinals, with a thrilling 3—1 victory over the usa. we'll have all the latest match action. also in the programme... more criticism of the west's price cap on russian oil, this time from ukraine, which says it's too high to inflict serious damage on russia's economy. 2022 has been the deadliest year for palestinians in the occupied west bank for nearly two decades.

i'm lucy hockings here in doha, where england are taking on senegal in the last 16 of the world cup.d i'm at... were england fans are watching the game. were england fans are watching the game. the winners of tonight's game will play france in the quarterfinals next saturday night, after the french beat poland 3—1 this afternoon. we're also live in dakar where senegal fans are ready and waiting. i'm samantha simmonds. some other headlines: iran's attorney general says the morality police,

let's get the latest from my colleague, lucy hockings, in doha. colleague, lucy hockings, in doha. to qatar, wher| finally welcome to qatar, where we are finally out of the group stages and into the knockout part of the competition.— into the knockout part of the cometition. ., , ., ., ., competition. now it is a matter of all or nothing _ competition. now it is a matter of all or nothing for— competition. now it is a matter of all or nothing for the _ competition. now it is a matter of all or nothing for the teams. - competition. now it is a matter of all or nothing for the teams. it. competition. now it is a matter of| all or nothing for the teams. it has been an incredible tournament so far, all of the twists and turns we have seen, with the likes of germany, belgium and uruguay are not making it out of their groups. that means we have some surprises in the last 16, which is so exciting, and their fans of the ones who made it through or so excited he would endow half. the netherlands missed a golden chance to take the lead two minutes into the

i'm lucy hockings. our top stories...r new york state as winter storms are now known to have killed at least 60 people across the us and canada. iranian footballer ali daei has claimed his family has been been prevented from leaving iran because he voiced support for the protests in the country. serbia has put troops on high alert over rising tensions with kosovo. here in the uk, two people are arrested after a woman is shot dead, at a pub in merseyside on christmas eve. britain's west midlands police begin a murder investigation after a man was stabbed on the dancefloor in a birmingham nightclub.

i'm lucy hockings. our top stories...ave been killed in a ukrainian drone attack on an air force base in the south of the country. the 26—year—old woman killed in a shooting at a pub in london on christmas eve, has been named as elle edwards. north america's deep freeze, severe winter weather claims at least 38 lives across the united states and canada. more rohingya refugees reach the indonesian province of aceh as the un refugee agency fears 180 may have died after their boat was adrift for weeks in the indian ocean. boxing day sales begin in the uk, but will shoppers be cutting back as the cost of living crisis bites? the most successful female golfer of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83.

i'm lucy hockings. our top stories...ve been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved emergency federal help for new york state, as the arctic freeze continues. after china launches one of its biggest incursions into taiwanese airspace, taiwan says all men will now be required to serve one year's military service. here in the uk, two people are being questioned in connection with the fatal shooting of elle edwards in merseyside on christmas eve. britain's west midlands police begin a murder investigation after a man was stabbed on the dance floor in a birmingham nightclub.

i'm lucy hockings live in doha where, within the last few minutes, england have stormed into a placephant result, but it means england will be up against the defending champions france in the quarterfinals. that's alongside argentina and the netherlands, who are also through to the last 16. i'm samantha simmonds in london. the other main stories this hour... the group that represents train companies in the uk says it's offered unions a deal that could avert strikes before christmas. and iran's attorney general says the morality police — which enforces the strict islamic dress code — are being disbanded after a wave of anti—government protests.

i'm lucy hockings here in doha for another big day of world cup action.tion, from a series of public sector strikes expected in the run—up to christmas. whether it's our military personnel that we have trained up or a surge capacity that we can actually make things like borders safe and protected and people's lives not disrupted coming up to christmas. iran's attorney general says the country could move to dismantle

can see what defeat meant to these let's put all of that into context now — from doha, here's lucy hockingser the course ofjust over 90 minutes. because we knew that france were always going to go through to the final 16. they essentially fielded a reserve team to give them some match time. and also giving some of their star players a rest. so in that match it was tunisia who triumphed, 1—0. it was a nice consolation for tunisia. they will not progress to the last 16 but their fans are saying we beat the world champions. so, some pretty happy tunisia fans. despite the fact they are not progressing. lots of praise for the australian team, as well. the socceroos. they really dug in deep. they showed grit and determination in their match to beat denmark. who were the favourites in their match. 1-0. it was a stunning goal from matthew leckie. in the 60th minute. incredible scenes in the early hours in melbourne. as fans celebrated the result in federation square. so the socceroos are through to the knockout stages. and that's something the only achieved once before. that was back in 2006. let's

lucy hockings is in doha. what a spectacle we've had here in doha.eorganised itself over the course ofjust over 90 minutes. because we knew that france were always going to go through to the final 16. they essentially fielded a reserve team to give them some match time. and also giving some of their star players a rest. so in that match it was tunisia who triumphed, 1—0. it was a nice consolation for tunisia. lots of praise for the australian team, as well. the socceroos. they really dug in deep. they showed grit and determination in their match to beat denmark. who were the favourites in their match. 1-0. it was a stunning goal from matthew leckie. in the 60th minute. incredible scenes in the early hours in melbourne. as fans celebrated the result in federation square in the centre of the city. so the socceroos are through to the knockout stages. and that's something the only achieved once before. that was back in 2006. let's look ahead to thursday. we have some great matchups happening. with croatia versus belgium. and canada and morocco in group f

i'm lucy hockings. our top stories...e been killed in a ukrainian drone attack on an air force base in the south of the country. north america's deep freeze, severe winter weather, claims 38 lives, across the united states and canada. more rohingya refufgees reach the indonesian province of aceh as the un refugee agency fears 180 may have died, after their boat was adrift for weeks in the indian ocean. a tenth person has been killed by an explosion at a block of flats injersey earlier this month — kathleen mcginess was injured by the blast and died in hospital yesterday. boxing day sales begin in the uk, but will shoppers be cutting back as the cost of living crisis bites?

let's go to lucy hockings now at the world cup in qatar. the group stages and into the knockout phase of the competition. so now, it's a matter of all or nothing for the teams. the second half of the big match between argentina and australia kicked offjust a few moments ago. lionel messi, who tonight made the 1,000th start of his career hasn't disappointed. we have a second goal from alvarez, a mistake from australian keeper mat ryan who is also their captain. steering the ball past mat ryan, he found the back of the net, his first ever strike in a world cup knockout game. the 35—year—old has played every minute of argentina's games at these finals, but despite his stunning performances, fan's fear this could be his final world cup. well, someone who has followed his career and that of his team is bbc correspondent, marwa helmy, shejoins me now. it was a lovely goal from messi. of course, it is like the first all—out goal for messi after, the first world cup for him and it was so important for him and today actually with the whole family, h

i'm lucy hockings. our top stories... russia says at least three servicemen have been killed in a ukrainian drone attack on an air force base in the south of the country. the 26—year—old woman killed in a shooting at a pub in london on christmas eve, has been named as elle edwards. north america's deep freeze, severe winter weather claims at least 38 lives across the united states and canada. more rohingya refugees reach the indonesian province of aceh as the un refugee agency fears 180 may have died after their boat was adrift for weeks in the indian ocean. boxing day sales begin in the uk, but will shoppers be cutting back as the cost of living crisis bites? the most successful female golfer of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the south

i'm lucy hockings here in doha for another big day of world cup action.e disruption, from a series of public sector strikes expected in the run—up to christmas. whether it's our military personnel that we have trained up or a surge capacity that we can actually make sure things like borders are safe and protected and people's lives are not disrupted coming up to christmas.

my colleague lucy hockings is watching in doha. hello and welcome to doha where england are 2—0 up against senegal. england dominated possession early in the first half, but senegal found their way into the game and had a good chance to take the lead. but shortly after that jordan henderson put the three lions ahead after some great link up play between harry kane but shortly after that jordan henderson put the three lions ahead after some great link up play between harry kane and jude bellingham. harry kane then took england one step closer to the quarter finals on the stroke of half time — scoring with a brilliant move. england have never lost a game of football to african opposition, a record that dates back to 1986. but the senegelese are the champions of the africa cup of nations, and despite being without their star man sadio mane, they were brimming with confidence going into the match. nesta mcgregor has been following the game at the al bayt stadium this evening. your thoughts on the first half. as ou your thoughts on the

i'm lucy hockings. our top stories...resident biden approves federal emergency support for new york state as winter storms are now known to have killed at least 60 people across the us and canada. iranian footballer ali daei has claimed his family has been been prevented from leaving iran because he voiced support for the protests in the country. serbia has put troops on high alert over rising tensions with kosovo. here in the uk, two people are arrested after a woman is shot dead, at a pub in merseyside on christmas eve. britain's west midlands police begin a murder investigation after a man was stabbed on the dancefloor in a birmingham nightclub. at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. let's talk to our north america correspondent nada tawfik. terrible time for people in buffalo. i hav

let's get more now from my colleague lucy hockings, who's in doha.ckout stages well under way. argentina have already progressed to the quarterfinals at the expense of the usa and australia, but now we are really turning our attention to sunday's game. it is mbappe's france taking on lewandowski's poland, then we see england facing senegal. the three lions have never lost a game of football to african competition. the senegalese are the champions of the africa cup of nations. despite being without their star man sadio mane, they are brimming with confidence going into today's match. how confident should they be? # it's coming! coming! #football�*s coming home!#. this is my sixth world cup in a row, this is his first. it's been very different, but it's been great having all the nationalities in one city. what would it mean if england actually went on and won the world cup? what would it mean to you? well, it would just be amazing. my first cup, my first - world cup and england wins. we're full, fans having a good time, fans for the next game coming in

i'm lucy hockings. our top stories...t least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved emergency federal help for new york state, as the arctic freeze continues. after china launches one of its biggest incursions into taiwanese airspace, taiwan says all men will now be required to serve one year's military service. here in the uk, two people are being questioned in connection with the fatal shooting of elle edwards in merseyside on christmas eve. britain's west midlands police begin a murder investigation after a man was stabbed on the dance floor in a birmingham nightclub. at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. earlier our north america correspondent nada tawfik gave us this update. a number of people have said they ha

let's go to lucy hockings now at the world cup in qatar. welcome to doha. into the knockout phase of the competition. so now it's a matter of all or nothing for the teams. the big match between argentina and australia kicked off just a few moments ago. and there is a lot of excitement, even in australia, where it's still the early hours of the morning. 90% of the crowd are argentinian and apparently, the atmosphere is electric, one of the best so far at this world cup. still 0—0 after six minutes of play, but there's been a lot of action, both teams playing very positive football at the moment. back in australia, it is the middle of the night, but apparently, loads of people are up and watching, this has captured the imagination of australians this world cup because their team have done so well. we can take you to darling park. let's talk to phil mercer, in sydney. in the middle of the night, and i am sure no—one is sleepy because there is a huge amount of excitement about the team in australia, what have people been telling you, what is the atmosphere like

my colleague lucy hockings has the latest from doha. welcome to doha.it's only the second time the current african champions have reached the last—16, but england won't be underestimating their opponents. natalie pirks reports now on how england's players and the fans have been preparing for the big match. in the rolling sand dunes outside of doha, local entrepreneurs are doing a roaring trade. whether it's camels... or something less sedate... fans are finding there is more to qatar than skyscrapers and footballing upsets. feels so relaxed, the locals are so welcoming. everyone is welcoming. it's just a great experience. it's nice to try something different. so it's a challenge, but an enjoyable challenge, so well done to qatar. it feels that way for england, too, so far. it's in from bellingham! no team scored more goals than england in the group stage. and they won their world cup group for the first time since 2006. and dyer does it! but knockout football brings with it the threat of penalties, precisely how it turned out in 2018. given england's re

i'm lucy hockings live in doha where, within the last few minutes, england have stormed into a place in the world cup quarterfinals. the final score: england 3, senegal 0 at the al bayt stadium. a triumphant result, but it means england will be up against the defending champions france in the quarterfinals. that's alongside argentina and the netherlands, who are also through to the last 16. i'm samantha simmonds in london. the other main stories this hour... the group that represents train companies in the uk says it's offered unions a deal that could avert strikes before christmas. and iran's attorney general says the morality police — which enforces the strict islamic dress code — are being disbanded after a wave of anti—government protests. hello and welcome to doha, where england have beaten senegal 3—0 to book their place against france in the quarterfinals of the world cup. jordan henderson put the three lions ahead after some great link up play between harry kane and jude bellingham. kane then took england one step closer to the quarterfinals on the stroke of half time, scorin

here's lucy hockings in doha. hello, everyone, and welcome to doha.are finally out of the group stages into the knockout stage of the competition. it is all—or—nothing for the teams and it is the netherlands�*s night. in the last 16 was the netherlands versus the usa and the netherlands have won, 3—1. the usa missed a golden chance, but the dutch struck first with a beautiful goal from chance, but the dutch struck first with a beautiful goalfrom memphis depay before the ten minute mark. on the stroke of half—time, daley blind put the netherlands two up, but so much drama in the second half. the usa's haji wright looked a bizarre shot —— shot over the dutch goalkeeper over the net, but denzel dumfries sealed the win for the netherlands in the 76th minute. so the dutch continue their record of avoiding defeat in their last 23 matches, when scoring an opening goal in the world cup, that dates back to 1978 and is my favourite fact of the night so far. there was a packed stadium for the match, but let's think about those fans watching all around the world.

let's go straight to lucy hockings in doha, for the latest. thank you, maryam.ry early into their match against costa rica, i had her into the far corner. both measures under way, it's been a really exciting start. the really big news from here early in the day was that belgium, ranked second in the world going into this tournament, or outcome on their way home. that means morocco and croatia are moving out of group. failing to get out of the group is a major embarrassment for belgium, their team 0—0 with croatia, a site who finished third against russia four years ago and had a disappointing tournament with one win in three matches. what in a cheerful —— what an incredible achievement for morocco, the progress only in their second time in history, the last time was in 1986 and i don't think anyone here would've predicted they would have top of their group arriving in qatar. interestingly the 100th goal in the world cup was scored in that match but it was an own goal by the side. canadians have played great football, and they will automatically qualify for the n

update on all the action at the world cup in doha — we can cross live there and to my colleague lucy hockingsor the knockout stages of the competition. there is real pressure today on the giants of the game, two of them, belgium and germany, they are fighting to avoid the major embarrassment of elimination in the group stages. belgium started as one of the pretournament favourites and they must now beat croatia to go —— go through to the knockout stages. there has been quite a lot of descent inside the belgium camp and some intriguing news for some of their biggest names. roberto martinez has dropped captain edin hazard and has resisted the temptation to start roman or cargo. that news coming as they announce their teams. that news coming as they announce theirteams. let's that news coming as they announce their teams. let's look at the rest of the fixtures. canada are facing morocco. later, it is over to group b, where japan morocco. later, it is over to group b, wherejapan are up against morocco. later, it is over to group b, where japan are up against spain b, wherejapan are up against spa