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
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 yo
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
As britain prepares for the opening of brexit talks tomorrow. President macron looks set to win a huge majority in frances parliamentary elections. Commentator that is in the air, it is all over and pakistan thrash their fierce rival, and Title Holders india, in the champions trophy final, at the oval. Good evening. The mayor of london sadiq khan says the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, in which more than 58 people are feared to have died, was the consequence of years of neglect by successive governments and the local authority. He says the tragedy was totally preventable. He was speaking as the leader of the local council in Kensington And Chelsea said he was doing everything he could to provide help to those affected. Tonight, the police have released pictures from inside the tower, showing the devastating aftermath of the fire, as our Correspondentjon Kay reports. A week ago, this was someones home. A bedroom. A kitchen. A bathroom. The people who lived in these flats are all accounte
As britain prepares for the opening of brexit talks tomorrow. President macron looks set to win a huge majority in frances parliamentary elections. Commentator that is in the air, it is all over and pakistan thrash their fierce rival, and Title Holders india, in the champions trophy final, at the oval. Good evening. The mayor of london sadiq khan says the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, in which more than 58 people are feared to have died, was the consequence of years of neglect by successive governments and the local authority. He says the tragedy was totally preventable. He was speaking as the leader of the local council in Kensington And Chelsea said he was doing everything he could to provide help to those affected. Tonight, the police have released pictures from inside the tower, showing the devastating aftermath of the fire, as our Correspondentjon Kay reports. A week ago, this was someones home. A bedroom. A kitchen. A bathroom. The people who lived in these flats are all accounte