Sporting heroes in a country ripped apart by conflict. Syria is in the midst of a bloody civil war but the National Football team is trying to send a message it hopes can transcend political and religious differences. I am following the team as they compete for a place in footballs biggest tournament, the world cup. Some syrians refused to support the team because it is associated with the assad regime. But for others, even those who have fled for their lives, the team is a symbol of national pride. The team has defied the odds by beating some of asias biggest and best. Now they are on the road again competing for so much more than just football glory. It is friday afternoon in damascus, and the weekend is under way. Prayers in the morning, and like so many places around the world, football in the afternoon. It is here that i meet tarek, Assistant Coach of syrias National Team. I am joining him as he watches a low key fixture in syrias premier league, which is also attempting to carry
Sporting heroes in a country ripped apart by conflict. Syria is in the midst of a bloody civil war but the National Football team is trying to send a message it hopes can transcend political and religious differences. I am following the team as they compete for a place in footballs biggest tournament, the world cup. Some syrians refused to support the team because it is associated with the assad regime. But for others, even those who have fled for their lives, the team is a symbol of national pride. The team has defied the odds by beating some of asias biggest and best. Now they are on the road again competing for so much more than just football glory. It is friday afternoon in damascus, and the weekend is under way. Prayers in the morning, and like so many places around the world, football in the afternoon. It is here that i meet tarek, Assistant Coach of syrias National Team. I am joining him as he watches a low key fixture in syrias premier league, which is also attempting to carry
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en