of pounds that saudi arabia has been investing in sport in recent years. the sense is that all of that has been gearing up to this moment, but i think it will come as a shock to people. after all, because of the extreme temperatures, it s likely that the traditional summer slot will have to be moved again, as it was in qatar. with all the disruption that that would entail. there is concern over the way that fifa appear to have paved the way for the saudis bid by accelerating and restricting the bidding process rules. and then, of course, because of saudi arabia s notorious human rights record, its discriminatory laws, there are those accusations of sportswashing by campaigners. now, the saudi authorities deny all that. they say this is about growing the game, diversifying their economy, boosting tourism, inspiring their people. they say some of the criticism is hypocritical, but others will say that money has been put before morals here. what is certain is that this once aga
flood warnings in place ahead of storm ciaran on wednesday. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. i wish i could tell you things were going to calm down, but actually the reverse looks set to be true. the jet stream, the winds high up in the atmosphere, in a very lively mood. thisjet atmosphere, in a very lively mood. this jet stream is going to be racing its way across the atlantic over the next few days. when s in the core of the jet high above our heads likely to touch 230 mph. that is an awful lot of energy, energy that looks set to spin up this big, deep area of low pressure. while the details of the forecast may change a bit between now and then, it certainly looks likely that through wednesday night into thursday, some others will see damaging winds and many of us will see more unwanted rain. in the shorter term, already rain. in the shorter term, already rain giving cause for concern across the south east of northern ireland. a met office amber warning has
To blow the whistle but he didnt. Finally it was the end and it was an explosion, a release for us. So no fans inside the parc des princes but there were plenty outside who celebrated their team moving through to the quarter finals with around 3000 gathering to show their support. The players joined them afterwards to show their appreciation as they progressed to the last eight. As much as we can get, not a good game, we knew it was going to be tough andi game, we knew it was going to be tough and i am very disappointed. We let in two goals and did not scroll and went it is getting hard but we did not get the rhythm and the flow into the game and it is difficult because they are so good. Meanwhile, in the usa, the Golden State Warriors have become the first nba team to stop fans attending home games. Thats after officials in San Francisco announced a ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people, for the next two weeks, due to fears about the coronavirus. It means the warriors match at c