night into thursday that we have a taper of low pressure. this has been named storm ciaran by the met office. the risk of damaging winds is most likely in the south of the uk. amber warnings already in force in spots, gusts of around 70 miles per r. some exposed coasts, gusts of 80 mph or a touch more. although not covered by the met office warnings, the channel islands could see gusts potentially of 80 to possibly 90 mph, we are talking about damaging wind gusts, certainly a lot of disruption and on top of that sum really heavy rain across parts of england, wales, southern scotland, may be into eastern parts of northern ireland, rain in places where we really do not need it. temperature —wise, 10, ii or 12. so storm ciaran brings the risk of disruption with heavy rain and strong winds in the south through wednesday night. and that's bbc news at six. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster. our headlines this evening: another controversial world cup host, but saudi arabia is the only option that fifa have for 203a. also coming up on sportsday. wales heading towards defeat in the women's nation league. the first of the home nations playing this evening. pakistan keep themselves alive, but the world cup semi—finals are now beyond bangladesh. walking away from the wallabies — eddiejones resigns as head coach with a parting shot for rugby australia. good evening. we'll start with that big football news today — the men's world cup will be heading back to the middle east in 2034, the deadline set by fifa for potential hosts to come forward was today and saudi arabia are the only country to have put in a bid. australia were interested, but have decided not to proceed. hugh ferris has been across this story today. fifa still have to appprove this, but if saudi arabia is the only bid then it looks a done deal. yeah, it has narrowed down fast, has in it since the bidding process was open. within an hour saudi arabia said yes, we're interested. this is because fief i have essentially rotated the awarding of world cup rights around the confederations that it has under its wing over recent years. if you think about it, if a country of your confederation builds for a word that world cup for the next two, you cat. if you think about the one that precedes there are so many co—host that that deals with nine countries and four confederations for 2034, all remaining, saudi arabia said they're interested. we thought australia was preparing to contend chilly contest they decided, no, we won't. the ceo told me why. they decided, no, we won't. the ceo told me why-— they decided, no, we won't. the ceo told me why. we've gone through very detailed analysis _ told me why. we've gone through very detailed analysis on _ told me why. we've gone through very detailed analysis on what _ told me why. we've gone through very detailed analysis on what our - detailed analysis on what our chances _ detailed analysis on what our chances would be and could be. we've .one chances would be and could be. we've gone through consultation with fifa with our— gone through consultation with fifa with our own confederation and where we've _ with our own confederation and where we've landed is not be an ipo live for 20 _ we've landed is not be an ipo live for 20 24 — we've landed is not be an ipo live for 20 24 world cup. he we've landed is not be an ipo live for 20 24 world cup.— we've landed is not be an ipo live for 20 24 world cup. he also set up the process — for 20 24 world cup. he also set up the process not _ for 20 24 world cup. he also set up the process not started _ for 20 24 world cup. he also set up the process not started 11 _ for 20 24 world cup. he also set up the process not started 11 years - the process not started 11 years before the actual event and the normal eight australia's decision might have been a little bit different for the known to want these uncontested processes now as they award the world cup rights for they award the world cup rights for the australia's decision today is meant that's exactly what bebop has gotten saudi arabia heading into 2024. less than a year ago, the saudi's neighbours qatar hosted the world cup, the football was a success, but it was controversial. that's coming again? they'll be 12 years between them and similar concerns will be raised. saudi arabia has been criticised for the human rights record, women's rights, acclimatisation of homosexuality in the country. also the saudi governments courting of those major sporting events, particularly since 2018, the boxing events, golf, they bought into live map golf and also football. it's been known as sports washing. an attempt to distract critical allies against those reputational issues that we've been highlighting for the amnesty are among the critics of the regime. given what happened in the lead up at the qatar they have cautioned fifa against a repeat. fifa has a choice now. it needs to negotiate — fifa has a choice now. it needs to negotiate binding commitments with saudi arabia before it awards or it needs— saudi arabia before it awards or it needs to — saudi arabia before it awards or it needs to be prepared to walk away. if it doesn't — needs to be prepared to walk away. if it doesn't i think we feel that people — if it doesn't i think we feel that people would regret this choice but it would _ people would regret this choice but it would be other people who would pay the _ it would be other people who would pay the price. one of the biggest lessons — pay the price. one of the biggest lessons from the qatar world cup is the failure _ lessons from the qatar world cup is the failure to put in human rights conditions — the failure to put in human rights conditions at the start of the process— conditions at the start of the process when the world cup was awarded — process when the world cup was awarded lead to almost a decade of exploitation before reforms are introduced it's really important that fifa — introduced it's really important that fifa doesn't make the same mistake again. you miaht make the same mistake again. you might have — make the same mistake again. you might have seen _ make the same mistake again. wm. might have seen the crown prince recently said that if sports washing brings more than 1% of gdp to my country then sports washing is what will carry on doing. perhaps a more formal response might be something along the lines of the country wants this bid to modernise the country and also have diversify the economy. you talked about other sports that they put money into. they pumped an awful lot of money into the saudi pro league in recent months. taking all the superstars over there. what would they have to do to be world cup ready? would they have to do to be world cu read ? , would they have to do to be world cop ready?— cup ready? funny now, a little bit different to _ cup ready? funny now, a little bit different to qatar, _ cup ready? funny now, a little bit different to qatar, which - cup ready? funny now, a little bit different to qatar, which is - cup ready? funny now, a little bit different to qatar, which is our. different to qatar, which is our most recent experience in the region it's bigger, there's more space although that does bring sustainability issues, expanded a 48 team world cup around a much larger country. they will have likely less to build. there are only required to make four required stadiums. what is expected to be the same is given the current technology it will necessitate a widget world cup. that will be the same. all the disruption that means for domestic football, it will be interesting to see what premier league fans and manager say about that prospect. eddie how is warren, he is the boss of saudi owned newcastle. he says the country will put on a good tournament. no idea, really. ithink no idea, really. i think our trips out there to been to two different places. out there to been to two different laces. , ., ' places. they were two different experiences- — places. they were two different experiences. wherever - places. they were two different experiences. wherever we - places. they were two different| experiences. wherever we went places. they were two different - experiences. wherever we went was really _ experiences. wherever we went was really well _ experiences. wherever we went was really well organised and we will well looked after. i think if that is a sign — well looked after. i think if that is a sign of— well looked after. i think if that is a sign of what a world cup might look like _ is a sign of what a world cup might look like then i think you can rest assure _ look like then i think you can rest assure everything will be structurally different. so much in terms of _ be structurally different. so much in terms of press _ be structurally different. so much in terms of press conference, - in terms of press conference, airtime and dedicated to those previously contested fifa votes. now perhaps even the inevitability of that uncontested process and the ease which what's seems saudi arabia has reached 2024 will leave people feeling. the has reached 2024 will leave people feelina. , ., has reached 2024 will leave people feelin.. , ., ~ ., , ., feeling. the news that saudi arabia is the only bid _ feeling. the news that saudi arabia is the only bid for _ feeling. the news that saudi arabia is the only bid for the _ feeling. the news that saudi arabia is the only bid for the 2034 - feeling. the news that saudi arabia is the only bid for the 2034 world l is the only bid for the 2034 world cup. really busy evening in the women's nation. reaching next year's finals is beyond wales after losing their first three matches. their priority will be staying in the top tier and moving off the bottom of their group. 2-1 to 2—1 to the danes. amalie vangsgaard put denmark ahead tonight after nearly half—an—hour. they are facing denmark in viborg and are deep into the second half. wales pulled one back in last couple of minutes. wales lost 5—1 to denmark before losing to germany for this same score line a few days ago. they are losing to— one. a much better performance from the welsh. only about ten minutes of the playback i think that game. the heading for another defeat. that is group 83. let's look ahead to two nights game in a one 1st. england and scotland both playing. jo currie is keeping across the nations league for us this evening. jo, let's start with the lionesses because this is a really tight group. they are in belgium just a few days after beating them 1—0 to go second in the group. busy, angle and are currently second in their group behind the netherlands on goal difference after the opening three games. which consisted of a win against scotland, out defeat against the dutch in the narrow win against belgium on friday. belgium unexpectedly beat the netherlands and scotland drew with belgium is completely blown this group wide open. england probably can't afford to drop many more if any more points. being the final three games starting with this picture way in belgium tonight now becomes vital. they will take positives and the fact that they beat belgium on friday. it was a narrow score line but in the end it was a relatively comfortable win. you expect they want more of the same this evening. one think they will want to improve on is being more clinical in front of goal. they were wasteful on friday night. serena weigman has made one change, kirby is coming in for ella to kirby's first start since the 11th of october 2022 coming back from that long—term injury. it will be a special moment for her. that long-term injury. it will be a special moment for her. scotland can do them a favour _ special moment for her. scotland can do them a favour against _ special moment for her. scotland can do them a favour against group - do them a favour against group leaders netherlands tonight. absolutely. england are the nominated teams are qualified team gb from xm as olympic games in paris. it's a slightly odd feeling for some of those scotland players because their focus on scotland and wanting scotland to do as well as they can do. they know that they need england to win the group, if any of those cars players want to go to the olympics. scotland had a tricky start of the currently bottom of the group with one victory. they've described tonight as crunch time for that they had big players missing through injury, the big boost for tonight is that chelsea forward is back at available to them. ~ . them. we will leave it there. i wasn't mentioned _ them. we will leave it there. i wasn't mentioned northern i them. we will leave it there. i - wasn't mentioned northern ireland urban the second chair for the on at home too hungry should help them stay there. thank you. a major police and military search is still under way in colombia for the kidnapped father of liverpool forward luis diaz. a 40,000 pound reward has been offered for any information that leads to the rescue of luis manuel diaz. liverpool have given their player compassioante leave, he missed the weekends win over nottingham forest and won't be involved tomorrow against bournemouth in the league cup. you see him here in the building and he's the guy who always smiles, the guy who works with everybody. we really care about him. the only thing now for us is we try to support him as much as we can. a lot of things are out of our hands without we hold the authorities there that they can find that and everything is good. you pray for that. our motto is you never walk alone. let'sjust pray that. our motto is you never walk alone. let's just pray and hope that everything is quickly too in end, to a good situation again. let's speak to bbcjournalist daniel pardo, who is in bogota, the capital of colombia. thank you forjoining us. this kidnapping took place over the weekend. we know there's been a major search involving police and the military. is there any new information as to his whereabouts at all? thea;r is there any new information as to his whereabouts at all? they think that they are _ his whereabouts at all? they think that they are in _ his whereabouts at all? they think that they are in the _ his whereabouts at all? they think that they are in the border- his whereabouts at all? they thinkl that they are in the border between colombia and venezuela, in a place thatis colombia and venezuela, in a place that is very mountainous jungle and very remote. the historical presence of the colombian state that has been very precarious. even with more than 200 officers taking place in the rescue operation, and very sophisticated army which is colombia is case it's a very difficult search. they are still trying, they are operating as much effort as they can. it's a difficult lawn. irate are operating as much effort as they can. it's a difficult lawn.— can. it's a difficult lawn. we know that luis diaz _ can. it's a difficult lawn. we know that luis diaz has _ can. it's a difficult lawn. we know that luis diaz has been _ can. it's a difficult lawn. we know that luis diaz has been given - can. it's a difficult lawn. we know| that luis diaz has been given time off by his club liverpool. we understand he hasn't actually travelled back to columbia yet. i travelled back to columbia yet. i understand the same. his family, his mother was also kidnapped and then freed. she hasn't given a statement. i do know that his neighbours, his town are going to do a protest tonight against the kidnapped. it is something that will generate a lot of concern, especially among the people who are familiar to luis diaz. ~ . , . people who are familiar to luis diaz. . ., , ., ., people who are familiar to luis diaz. . . , ., ., ., diaz. what is a general reaction been to this? _ diaz. what is a general reaction been to this? is _ diaz. what is a general reaction been to this? is a _ diaz. what is a general reaction been to this? is a still- diaz. what is a general reaction i been to this? is a still dominating the news, three orfour days into this kidnapping story? it is the news, three or four days into this kidnapping story?— this kidnapping story? it is not dominating — this kidnapping story? it is not dominating the _ this kidnapping story? it is not dominating the news. - this kidnapping story? it is not - dominating the news. unfortunately. there was elections on sunday, regional elections, also this is a country that has generated sort of casualness george is happening. it's not the first time a public gear is involved in a tragedy like this one. i wouldn't say that casualness is the same as in difference. i think most colombians are worried and whenever we hear about developments it's going to become dominating news. ~., , it's going to become dominating news. , ., ., ., , the head of the international football association board has told the bbc, that there are no plans to broadcast live any communication between the onfield referee and var match officials. he says it would be counter—productive because conversations can appear to be chaotic. speaking to five live breakfast, the chief executive of football's lawmakers lukas brud, was asked whether fans and viewers would ever be able to listen to the match officials during var referrals. categorically no. there's a simple reason for that. i was allowed to observe communication between match officials during a check and it's quite a chaotic situation. chaotic not in a negative sense but there are many, many people talking at the same time. i think it would be counterproductive for anyone to be listening to all the voices talking to each other. listening to all the voices talking to each other. the elite ice hockey league has postponed its midweek fixtures following the death of nottingham panthers american forward adam johnson. he died after suffering a cut to his neck from a skate during a match on saturday against the sheffield steelers. neither side will play this weekend but tributes will be paid tojohnson at games as the rest of the league resumesjohnson's former side the pittsburgh penguins paid tribute to him ahead of their game in the nhl match. he played in 13 games for the team in 2019 and 2020. the anaheim ducksjoined the penguins on the ice as fans applauded before the game. south yorkshire police say their investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death will take some time. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today.. sheffield wednesday owner dedge—phon chansiri has asked fans to raise £2—million to help the club pay off outstanding debt to hm revenue and customs and cover wages. chansiri, told local press that he has a cashflow problem. another leading player has criticised the playing surface at the wta finals in mexico. wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova says the court isn't up to the standards required. she lost in straight sets to iga swiatek and said the women's tour isn't intrested in the player's opinions. things left wigan warriors. wigan warriors forward morgan smithies has left the reigning super league champions tojoin nrl side canberra raiders on a three—year deal. the loose forward has also also been called up to the england squad for the third and final test with tonga on saturday. bangladesh are the first side to be knocked out of the cricket world cup. they lost by seven wickets to pakistan, who in turn kept their hopes of reacing the semi finals alive bangladesh won the toss but were all out for 204 in the 46th over. shaheen shah afridi and mohammed wasim each took three wickets. pakistan cantered to their target with 105 balls to spare, openers abdulah shafique and fakhar zaman both smashed quick half centuries. pakistan have to win their remaining games against new zealand and england and hope other results go their way. south africa are back home from france after winning the rugby world cup for a record fourth time. and what a reception for the springboks atjohannesburg airport captain siya kolisi leading the celebrations with the webb ellis cup that they also won four years ago, and also in 1995 and 2007. kolisi dedicated the win to all in south africa, rich and poor. the springboks, who knocked england out in the semi—finals, beat new zealand in the final. eddiejones said he wanted to carry on as australia's head coach, but he has resigned less than a year after signing a five year contract. his parting shot at rugby australia, was that that they simply weren't as committed as he was to bringing about change. they had a terrible tournament in france, failing to reach the knockout stages for the first timejoe lynskey reports. august in australia and the wallabies went to france with some hope but many doubts. to world cup warm—up games had brought two defeats but eddiejones was defiant. i love this negativity, it's fantastic. i love it, love it, take down, take down. you know a terrible, just tell us were terrible for the and we will prove you wrong. what came next was aussie gloom. the loss to fiji and wales. i’zre what came next was aussie gloom. the loss to fiji and wales.— loss to fiji and wales. i've been working nonstop _ loss to fiji and wales. i've been working nonstop since - loss to fiji and wales. i've been working nonstop since i - loss to fiji and wales. i've been working nonstop since i came . loss to fiji and wales. i've been i working nonstop since i came here and apologised for the results. i keep saying that. jones kept up his fate but his team reach a new low for them out in the group stage for the first time, their worst world cup in history. it was meant to be the first step in a new era, jones took charge injanuary and signed a five—year deal. now he's resigned. in four years this nation host the next world cup for that for now it's reflecting an expensive mistake. in terms of eddie, we had a sense of work— terms of eddie, we had a sense of work on _ terms of eddie, we had a sense of work on the _ terms of eddie, we had a sense of work on. the camp pain was clearly disappointing and i think rugby nation — disappointing and i think rugby nation as— disappointing and i think rugby nation as to perform the way we did was very— nation as to perform the way we did was very disappointing. hindsight is a wonderful thing. i think when you make _ a wonderful thing. i think when you make decisions get presented information at the time and you make decisions _ information at the time and you make decisions based on that information. as i decisions based on that information. as i said. _ decisions based on that information. as i said, where we ended up is clearly— as i said, where we ended up is clearly not _ as i said, where we ended up is clearly not good enough.- as i said, where we ended up is clearly not good enough. jones told the ress clearly not good enough. jones told the press down _ clearly not good enough. jones told the press down under _ clearly not good enough. jones told the press down under he _ clearly not good enough. jones told the press down under he did - clearly not good enough. jones told the press down under he did want l clearly not good enough. jones told | the press down under he did want to go on. his commitment he said has been 100%. he will officially step down on november 25. still less than a year on from when he was sacked by england. now there are reportsjones will retrace his steps not to twickenham but tokyo. he coached japan and world cup with a beets south africa. as yet he says there's been no offers. jones will be back this weekend when he leads the barbarians in a match against wales. australia's re—emergence they take a wild longer. they are next test is in july. and wild longer. they are next test is injuly. and in 2025 the host a lions tour. withoutjones they must rebuild from perhaps the lowest point to be a wallaby. forget about it. one other rugby union line, another england player has retired from the international game jonny may made his debut 10 years ago and is england's second highest try—scorer with 36 in 78 tests. his final match was the world cup semi—final earlier this month against eventual winners south africa. the 33—year—old gloucester wing was initally left out of the squad in france before being called up as injury cover. time for our latest contender for the bbc women's footballer of the year award. today it's one of the games most clinical forwards. the wolfsburg and germany striker alexandra popp, she bounced back from injury to lift the german cup, scored four goals at the world cup and also scored in the champions league final. translation: i'm not the one aiming to be at the top of become top scorer. indeed it was a great feeling for me to play as a striker quite often last season. the reason for that was simply the euros. out of the number ten position i could be dangerous in front of the goal. i think i took the five from the euro for the better it works out like there's no one would've jumped up before. being runner—up in the league is success too, want us to say. i was very satisfied with last season. of course the title at the end, the cup final of course, so to say holding my baby again in my arms. , . , say holding my baby again in my arms. .,y �*, say holding my baby again in my arms. , ._ say holding my baby again in my arms. , ., , .., �*, . ., , arms. germany, women's world cup winners have — arms. germany, women's world cup winners have been _ arms. germany, women's world cup winners have been knocked - arms. germany, women's world cup winners have been knocked out - arms. germany, women's world cup winners have been knocked out of. winners have been knocked out of this years tournament. translation: it was a very — this years tournament. translation: it was a very huge _ this years tournament. translation: it was a very huge disappointment - it was a very huge disappointment and it does matter at all if i score goals or not. because in the end it didn't matter. and we were eliminated. so if we imagined it differently and we want to keep working to come back. barcelona have won the women's _ working to come back. barcelona have won the women's champions - working to come back. barcelona have won the women's champions league | won the women's champions league title at the coming from behind to beat the germans 3—2. title at the coming from behind to beat the germans 3-2. translation: that was extremely _ beat the germans 3-2. translation: that was extremely tough _ beat the germans 3-2. translation: that was extremely tough because - that was extremely tough because we... i don't want to see we control the game but we dominated through our efficiency by reading two leading 2—0. at the same time we can keep up the fight. we have to keep working on that. i believe i got extremely mature in the last year, simply out of my role. not only by being a leader or a leading player but actually the captain to. germany and wolfsburg striker alexandra popp there. the other nomineesr are spain and barcelona midfielder aitana bonmati, england and manchester united goalkeeper mary earps, australia and chelsea striker sam kerr and sweden and barcelona defender fridolina rolfo. you can cast your vote on the bbc sport website, voting closes on friday morning. wales have just lost their nations league match to the games to — one. the wells stay bottom of the nations league group. they are in a relegation battle to stay in top tier with two more games to go. a reminder of our top story, the deadline from fifa forbids a command for the 2034 world cup i'm only one bid on the table, saudi arabia. australia deciding not to go for it. more reaction on the bb bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday. hello there. the rain in northern ireland has eased, but in 24 hours in county down there was three inches of rain which led to the flooding. there may not be too much rain in northern ireland from storm kieran northern ireland from storm ciaran as it arrives into thursday. but wet weather elsewhere. saturated ground brings the threat of flooding and the damaging winds are more likely in the far south where we've got an amber wind warning from the met office. more on that in a moment. still some uncertainty, though, because the storm hasn't developed yet. it's going to grow out of this area of cloud streaming in from the other side of the atlantic. head of that this area of cloud is arriving in the southwest this evening, bringing some wet weather for trick or treaters. the rain easing in northern ireland and northern england, but still on the cloudy side. and through this evening and overnight, we'll see that rain in the southwest moving back northwards again across the uk. heavy rain for a while perhaps, and then some squally perhaps. thundery downpours sweeping into wales and the southwest to driving eastwards early on wednesday morning. chilly start to wednesday across northern scotland as the rain moves in here. so we could see briefly some snow over the scottish mountains away over the scottish mountains. away from that rain now, it's going to be a day of sunshine and showers on wednesday. the winds will be a bit stronger. some of the showers could be heavy and temperatures may be a bit higher than today in northern ireland, northern england and also southern scotland. but overnight and particularly into thursday, this is when we get the impacts from storm ciaran. there's the centre of the low, the storm tracking eastwards across england and wales. strongest winds are on the southern flank of the storm. so this is where at the moment we've got the amber wind warnings from the met office with stronger winds through the english channel, very large waves, dangerous winds, disruption both to travel but potentially to power as well. other parts of the uk will be windy, notably where we've got this swirl of rain around the storm. in the centre of the storm it's not quite so windy where we'll see some showers and it may not be so wet across northwest scotland, together with northern ireland, temperatures ten to 12 degrees. the winds start to ease down later in the day in the southwest as the storm drifts away and weakens heading up into the north sea in time for friday. so things are not looking quite so bad on friday. it's not going to be as windy, it's not going to be as wet. there'll be some sunshine and some showers, maybe some wetter, windier weather returning to eastern parts of scotland and later into the north east of england. live from london. this is bbc news. israel confirms an attack on the jabalia refugee camp in gaza. it says it killed a hamas leader. the hamas—run heath ministry says at least 50 people were killed in the raid. the united nations again calls for a humanitarian ceasefire to allow aid in to gaza. gaza has become a graveyard for children. it is a living hell for everyone else. the uk covid inquiry hears from two of boris johnson's closest former closest former advisers, who deliver a scathing assessment of how the crisis was handled. overall, widespread failure and pockets of excellent teams doing excellent work inside an overall dysfunctional system. hello, welcome to the daily global,