an activist. salah ha murray to france, claiming he has ties to a band militant group. this comes despite objections from the french government will hear from his voice shortly. and china battles, a cove at 19 search infections rise as people take advantage of their new freedoms, public unrest for staging to scrap restrictions. many now believe official figures are playing down the scale of the crisis. ah, i m jarrett raid, thanks for your company today in less than an hour. the world cup final kicks off in qatar. the atmosphere atmosphere is building at the stadium. it s joyous and tense, and one name is front and center. ah play alina messy, is the focus garage is heading to the mass. it s expected to be his last chance to win. the most important trophy in football off against argentina is a french side trying to become only the 13 ever to successfully defend the world comp time. and before the big game get started, we can speak now to d, w. sports correspondence. mark mead