i'm monika plaha. our top stories... thousands take to the streets of chinese cities to protest against the strict covid restrictions, with some openly calling for president xi to stand down. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet for the moment has no easy way out. protests take place in london too as many gather outside the chinese embassy. at least seven people are killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain on the italian island of ischia — buildings and homes have been swept away. while a crane and a whole team are needed to liftjust one vehicle, the mudslide hurled so many of them with its force, when the torrent of debris and earth came hurtling down here, little could withstand it. the niece of iran's supreme leader calls on all foreign governments to cut ties with tehran as human rights groups say at least a50 people have been killed by security forces. and the british singer dua lipa says she's honoured to receive albanian citizenship in a ceremony hosted by the p

monika plaha, bbc news. now on bbc news newswatch.d welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. on this programme... why has the bbc�*s disinformation correspondent created online profiles for five fictional american voters? and is it the responsibility of her and the bbc as a whole to confront and expose the purveyors of false conspiracy theories? first, the football world cup has certainly made its presence felt on our broadcasting landscape, sparking rows over the tone and extent of its coverage across both sports and news outputs. those two worlds came together when bbc one's coverage leading up to the men's tournament's first game on sunday featured appearances from bbc news international editor jeremy bowen and its analysis editor ros atkins. hundreds of thousands of foreign workers — mostly from south asia — were hired. and there have long been concerns about their treatment. that focus on qatar's human rights record and questions about how fifa came to award it the right to host this year's world cup have featured extensively

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welcome to bbc news, i'm monika plaha.riumph in the battle of britain at the world cup — beating wales 3—0 and going through to the knockout stages. joy too for usa fans as they go through with a 1—0 victory over iran — much to the delight of president biden. usa! that's a big game, man! i spoke to the coach and the players, i said, "you can do this!" they went, "aah. they did it. god love �*em! the founder of the us right wing oath keepers militia group is convicted of seditious conspiracy over last year's attack on the capitol.

this is bbc news, i'm monika plaha.the authorities try to suppress the widespread protests taking place against covid lockdowns. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero covid—19 will end. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, uses his first major speech on foreign policy to criticise the chinese authorities for what he calls their authoritarian response to the protests. instead of listening to their people's protest, the chinese government has chosen to crackdown with, including by assaulting a bbcjournalist.

i'm monika plaha.overseas be spent on humanitarian programmes. a desparate search for survivors, after a deadly mudslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. the worry of course is that as more motor is cleared, what or who will be found beneath. pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, addresses supporters to call for an end to corruption. and tributes to the singer—songwriter and multi—award—winning actress, irene cara, who's died, aged 63.

welcome to bbc news, i'm monika plaha. of britain at the world cup, beating wales 3—0 and going through to the knockout stages. joy too for usa fans as they go through with a 1—0 victory over iran, much to the delight of president biden. usa! that's a big game, man! i spoke to the coach and the players, i said, "you can do this!" they went, "aah. they did it. god love �*em! the founder of the us right—wing oath keepers militia group is convicted of seditious conspiracy over last yea r�*s attack on the capitol. his former wife speaks out.

monika plaha, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom.ting northern scotland, fisher was here this evening. overnight cloud increasing from the west and that will bring some rain notjust in north—western parts of scotland but later northern ireland, keeping temperatures appear. some clearer skies and light winds face in england, could turn quite chilly, temperature is not far away from the touch of frost. it may well be dry positioning and to mark a bit of sunshine at least in the morning. more cloud elsewhere, then coming into many parts of western england, wales, more widely in scotland in western england and northern ireland. a couple of strong and even gale force southerly winds blowing in milder air pushing northwards into scotland, as well. that rain moves its way eastwards over night together with stronger winds lingering not far away from the south—east of england where we're going to hang on to cloud lease during sunday with rains not far away. elsewhere, since sunshine, sharp showers towards western coasts, and again temperature

welcome to bbc news, i'm monika plaha. our top stories: jubilation from england fans as they triumph in the battle of britain at the world cup — beating wales 3—0 and going through to the knockout stages. joy too for usa fans as they go through with a 1—0 victory over iran — much to the delight of president biden. usa! that's a big game, man! i spoke to the coach and the players, i said, "you can do this!" they went, "aah. they did it. god love �*em! the founder of the us right wing oath keepers militia group is convicted of seditious conspiracy over last year's attack on the capitol. a warning over escalating violence from the un as five palestinian men are killed by israeli forces in four separate incidents in the occupied west bank. it is reminding people and reviving fears and memories of some of the worst years in the occupied palestinian territories and in israel. and dramatic pictures from the world's biggest active volcano — mauna loa in hawaii erupts for the first time in a0 years. hello. to the world cup now — an

welcome to bbc news — i'm monika plaha. our top stories...es try to suppress the widespread protests taking place against covid lockdowns. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero covid will end. the british prime minister rishi sunak uses his first major speech on foreign policy to criticise the chinese authorities for what he calls their authoritarian response to the protests. instead of listening to their people's protests, the chinese government has chosen to crack down further, including by assaulting a bbcjournalist. charities in the philippines say there's been a sharp increase in the sexual exploitation of children online since the pandemic.

this is bbc news — i'm monika plaha with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldsecurity is tightened across china as the authorities try to suppress the widespread protests taking place against covid lockdowns. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero covid will end. the british prime minister rishi sunak uses his first major speech on foreign policy to criticise the chinese authorities for what he calls their �*authoritarian�* response to the protests. instead of listening to their people's protests, the chinese government has chosen to crack down further, including by assaulting a bbcjournalist. charities in the philippines say there's been a sharp increase in the sexual exploitation of children online since the pandemic. we have a special report. warnings of falling ash, as the world's largest active volcano — mauna loa in hawaii — begins erupting for the first time in nearly a0 years. and portugal qualify for the knockout stages of the world cup in qatar with a 2—0 win over uruguay. hello and thanks forjoining us. there's been a heavy polic

i'm monika plaha. our top stories: free up the food aid. for survivors after deadly mudslides on the italian holiday island of ischia. the worry of course is, as more mud is cleared, what or who will be found underneath? pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, addresses supporters to call for an end to corruption. # remember my name # fame! #

this is bbc news, i'm monika plaha. our top stories...slide on the italian holiday island of ischia. the worry, of course, is that as more mud is cleared, what or who will be found beneath? pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, addresses supporters to call for an end to corruption. bring back the billions — venezulan politicians from all parties demand money frozen abroad be spent on aid programmes. # i'm going live forever. and tributes to the singer—songwriter and multi—award winning actress, irene cara, who's died aged 63.

i'm monika plaha. our top stories: free up the food aid. venezuela demands that dollars held overseas be spent on humanitarian programmes. a desparate search for survivors after deadly mudslides on the italian holiday island of ischia. the worry of course is, as more mud is cleared, what or who will be found underneath? pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, addresses supporters to call for an end to corruption. # remember my name # fame! # i am gonna live forever. and the singer—songwriter and star of the hit film fame, irene cara, has died. her co—star pays tribute. she was just capable and talented and she had this crazy great voice, and she could do anything. thanks forjoining us. venezuela's government and the opposition have signed a preliminary agreement after meeting in mexico for talks to find a way out of the country's political crisis. on the same day, the united states said that it would allow the american oil company chevron to resume some activity in venezuela. the bbc�*s will grant is following events in mexico city. t

i'm monika plaha. our top stories...ns, with some openly calling for president xi to stand down. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet for the moment has no easy way out. protests take place in london too as many gather outside the chinese embassy. at least seven people are killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain on the italian island of ischia — buildings and homes have been swept away. while a crane and a whole team are needed to liftjust one vehicle, the mudslide hurled so many of them with its force, when the torrent of debris and earth came hurtling down here,

welcome to bbc news, i'm monika plaha. our top stories...ld cup — beating wales 3—0, and going through to the knock—out stages. joy too for usa fans — as they go through with a 1—0 victory over iran, much to the delight of president biden. usa! usa! that is a big game, man! i spoke to the coach of the players and said you can do this and they were, they did it. god love them! ijust thought you might want to hear. the founder of the us right—wing oath keepers militia group is convicted of seditious conspiracy over last yea r�*s attack on the capitol. his former wife speaks out.

this is bbc news — i'm monika plaha with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldespread protests taking place against covid lockdowns. one of the problems in china is that nobody knows when zero covid will end. the british prime minister rishi sunak uses his first major speech on foreign policy to criticise the chinese authorities for what he calls their �*authoritarian�* response to the protests. instead of listening to their people's protests, the chinese government has chosen to crack down further, including by assaulting a bbcjournalist. charities in the philippines say there's been a sharp

monika plaha, bbc news.uest has found at least four forces in england have failed to employ a single point of contact for stalking, despite a government requirement to do so. abi smitton reports. two families united in loss, together in memory of their daughters. gracie spinks and alice ruggles were both tragically murdered. in the months and weeks before their deaths, they'd reported suspected stalkers to the police. it's so unfair that they should die when they didn't do anything wrong. i mean, she's 23 years old. she could have had another 70 years of life. somebody has taken that away unfairly. it's absolutely disgraceful. i keep saying to myself, you can't think in those terms, but i do every single day. we all do. — it's never out your head, is it? no. this is one branch of harassment... today marks ten years since stalking was made a crime in england and wales. we need to take this whole issue i of stalking far more seriously, i and that's why we're going to create a separate criminal— offence of stal

this is bbc news, i'm monika plaha. our top stories... a desperate search for survivors after a deadly mudslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. the worry, of course, is that as more mud is cleared, what or who will be found beneath? pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, addresses supporters to call for an end to corruption. bring back the billions — venezulan politicians from all parties demand money frozen abroad be spent on aid programmes. # i'm going live forever. and tributes to the singer—songwriter and multi—award winning actress, irene cara, who's died aged 63. hello and welcome to bbc news. at least one person has died and around a dozen people are missing after a landslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. italy's interior minister has described the situation as very serious. mud and debris swept through the region after a night of torrential rain. the bbc�*s mark lowen sent this report from naples. through the night came the rain, torrential and fast. and then the mud, a landslide pouring through ischia b

monika plaha, bbc news. the latest data suggests black friday sales are "off to a steady start".pending more than others. i�*m going to spend as much as i can possibly spend to make whomever happy. everything will be cut back this year — the food... absolutely everything will be cut back this year. cut back the rest of the year, but enjoy christmas. - this is the last hurrah, then, is it? could be! christmas in a cost—of—living crisis. households are under pressure at the most crucial time of the year for retailers. i think it�*s going to be all about value. i think those who really think about, "how do we make presents that people want to give but do that at a price that�*s not going to break the bank?" are going to win. i think those that don�*t won�*t. this will be the first christmas in three years where there hopefully won�*t be any disruption. it�*s full steam ahead for this business in colchester. it specialises in refurbished goods — sales of second—hand posh coffee machines are booming. shoppers are becoming more thrifty. we see ourselves growing by about 10% this year o

i'm monika plaha. our top stories: all chant.eets of chinese cities to protests against the strict covid restrictions with some openly calling for president xi to stand down. government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent. yet, for the moment, has no easy way out. at least seven people are killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain on the italian island of ischia. buildings and homes have been swept away. while a crane and a whole team are needed to liftjust one vehicle, the mudslide hurled so many of them with its force. when the torrent of debris and earth came hurtling down here, little could withstand it.

welcome to bbc news, i'm monika plaha. our top stories: jubilation from england fans as they triumph in the battle of britain at the world cup, beating wales 3—0 and going through to the knockout stages. joy too for usa fans as they go through with a 1—0 victory over iran, much to the delight of president biden. usa! that's a big game, man! i spoke to the coach and the players, i said, "you can do this!" they went, "aah. they did it. god love �*em! the founder of the us right—wing oath keepers militia group is convicted of seditious conspiracy over last yea r�*s attack on the capitol. his former wife speaks out. it is a much, much better situation with him in prison. i'm safer, the kids are safer, and the rest of the country is safer. nato promises to give more weapons to ukraine and to help fix energy infrastructure damaged by russian strikes. the best way to achieve a lasting durable peace in the ukraine is to provide military support to ukraine. and dramatic pictures from the world's biggest active volcano — mauna loa i

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monika plaha, bbc news. separate criminal offence of stalking. there were high hopes it could be a landmark moment, but stalking charities say victims are still being let down. they've launched a super—complaint against the police. the measure can only be brought forward by specific organisations to raise awareness of wider problems in policing. we want this super—complaint to prompt a thorough investigation into widespread issues in relation to supporting stalking victims, such as the misidentification of stalking, the implementation of adequate protections, and monitoring breaches of protective orders to ensure that victims aren't being put at risk. there were more than 700,000 reports of stalking and harassment in the year tojune, while only 5% of reports of stalking led to a charge. a bbc breakfast freedom of information request found that, out of the 28 forces in england that responded, four still had not appointed a point of contact to deal with stalking complaints, despite a government recommendation

i�*m monika plaha. our top stories: chanting.gs and homes have been swept away. while a crane and a whole team are needed to liftjust one vehicle, the mudslide hurled so many of them with its force. when the torrent of debris and earth came hurtling down

monika plaha, bbc news. i�*m nowjoined by david wright, ceo of south west group for learning.ank you for the _ extraordinary. yes, good morning. thank you for the invite _ extraordinary. yes, good morning. thank you for the invite today. i extraordinary. yes, good morning. thank you for the invite today. as | thank you for the invite today. as you say, the figures and the numbers are indeed shocking. clearly we welcome the 0nline safety bill and the news of the inclusion of some of these additional safeguards to help protect victims. as you heard, we operate the revenge pornography helpline and have done since 2015 and we continue to see increasing numbers of calls from victims and people experiencing exactly the sort of issue. last year we supported over 4500 people with a huge gender imbalance, three quarters of those we supported were women. this is exclusively for adults as well. some of the other gender imbalance disproportionality that affects here, when we do support meant there are 0.2 images per case and when we support women there are 12.5 images per case. the primar

monika plaha, bbc news.ry well, thank you, _ this morning. how are you? very well, thank you, hope _ this morning. how are you? very well, thank you, hope you - this morning. how are you? 7 well, thank you, hope you are. not a bad start to the day compared to the past few days, where lots of us were caught by the rain. today looking much drierfor huge caught by the rain. today looking much drier for huge swathes of the country. they will be a few showers in the north and west. we cannot quite shift the rain at the moment and if i show you the latest radar chart where the rain is currently falling, showers across north—west scotland, longer spelljust edging into the western isles, rumbles of thunder, that will push through northern ireland and a few isolated showers to southern and western parts of england and wales. 0ne showers to southern and western parts of england and wales. one or two will continue through the day but much of england and wales will be dry through the day. not bad in southern scotland, t