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
nation. his first visit to a commonwealth country since becoming king. king charles expressed his greatest sorrow and deep regret for the atrocities suffered by canyons during the struggle for independence but stop short of making a full apology for the british empires bloodiest insurgency. more than 10,000 were killed and many others were tortured. in 2013 the uk compensated more than 5000 people in a deal worth £20 million. it is a dealworth £20 million. it is particularly a dealworth £20 million. it is particularly special a dealworth £20 million. it is particularly special to - a deal worth £20 million. it 3 particularly special to be able a deal worth £20 million. it 1 particularly special to be able to return to this extraordinary country in the 60th year of your independence. today, mr president, you and i stood by the mighty tree which marks the spot where almost 60 years ago the kenyan flag was first raised. it seemed to me that the tree is thriving strong
jihad. hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets, how frightening that must ve bean for jewish people living in our capital. the problem for keir starmer is why he has come down hard on andy mcdonald and disciplined him, there is clearly a revolt brewing in his party. around a quarter of labour mps have called for a ceasefire in some way, about half of his front bench have now openly called for a ceasefire as well is very important regional politicians like anas sarwar, sadiq khan and andy burnham. and the less that keir starmer is able to appear tough with members of his party on the issue, the more other members of the party. in fairness, sir keir has not deviated from his position in spite of the opposition on his shadow benches. he says, it is a complex situation. people who want a ceasefire would leave hostages in the hands of hamas with hamas still firing rockets at israel. he is under pressure to change the position and he has not. he is often criticised fo
in england after a public consultation. coming up in sport later on bbc news: bangladesh are the first side out of semifinal contention at the cricket world cup. they lost by seven wickets to pakistan, who have kept their hopes alive. good evening from jerusalem. footage is emerging tonight after a huge explosion at a refugee camp in northern gaza. the images show people at the jabalia camp trying to resuce others trapped under the rubble. hamas designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government says it was an israeli air strike and at least 50 people have been killed, with hundreds injured. the israeli military has yet to comment. the camp, made up of high rise buildings, was home to more than 100,000 people and is in an area that civilians had been told to leave. bbc verify have just located the exact position of the blast which you can see here you can see how built up it is. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has the latest. his report is hard to watch a