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Critics amid a barrage of negative headlines in the build—up. but after that remarkable 1.5—hour—long press conference on the eve of this tournament, once again, the focus is away from the football. 0rganisers hope tonights festivities will kick—start the excitement. but right now, this world cup seems more divisive than ever. dan roan, bbc news, doha. earlier, i spoke to the former australian footballer craig foster, whos now a human rights and refugee ambassador. in fact, becoming a fi...

The marathon started at the supposedly cooler time of midnight, but in these hot, humid conditions it felt like it was over a0 degrees. there are the athletes. back to in the top ten all—time. the heat and humidity has been a big topic in the build—up to these championships and they have laid on extra medical staff. it will be fascinating to see this race unfold. so they are under way, then. isnt that amazing? some of the athletes already getting sponges,

But current players have had their say, too, both england and wales among a number of teams who will wear armbands as part of a non—discrimination campaign in a country where being gay is illegal. i think any gay fans coming here would be safe, but sadly some of our fan groups, three lions pride, most of the members have decided not to come. that is their personal decision, but we have repeatedly asked for assurances that gay fans would be safe here, and we understand they will be. you have ha...

Here were unimpressed. 2a hours ago at a legacy event in doha, the man responsible were ready, the teams ready, the operational team is ready, everything else is going on. weve always talked about football beyond the stadiums. the players are here, everybody�*s here, the excitement for the world cup is coming along. weve always talked about the world cup being a platform to bring people together, a platform to push forward progress for change and so on. this is what it is all about. but the u�...

The coverage it will be there. it will be followed at four oclock by the rugby world cup mens final against australia and samoa, who were englands conquerors in the semifinal. the mens match, particularly interesting on the basis that samoa are the first island nation to reach the final. that is at apm. back to back matches at old trafford. you can watch them both on bbc one. the build—up to the football world cup continues in qatar. jen infantino has accused the west of hypocrisy over the cri...

Were much lower, in blue. the obr is forecasting that those tax rises and more significantly, the uk inflation rate, now at its highest rate in 41 years, will also drive those historic falls in real household disposable income. robin petherbridge was watching that and had this response. well, bbc news said they would give us a response to those questions and well bring you that next week. the statement was, of course, long—awaited, and there had been plenty of previewing and speculation about ...

But the u—turn today is just the latest controversy to hit an event that was meant to be the perfect advert for this immensely rich gulf state. suspicion marring the build—up, ever since it was voted for 12 years ago by fifa, despite extreme summer heat and no footballing history. the hosts denying allegations of corruption. no matter how implausible it may seem to so many, the first world cup in the middle east has arrived. just as doha has risen from the desert over the last 30 years, no l...

Human rights issues. but current players have had their say, too, with england and wales among a number of teams who will wear armbands as part of a non—discrimination campaign in a country where being gay is illegal. i think any gay fans coming here would be safe, but sadly some of our fan groups, three lions pride, most of the members have decided not to come. that is their personal decision, but we have repeatedly asked for assurances that gay fans would be safe here, and we understand they...

To hit back against this tournaments critics amid a barrage of negative headlines in the build—up. but after that remarkable hour and a half—long press conference on the eve of this tournament, once again the focus is away from the football. two weeks ago infantino asked teams to stick to the sport. but after his words today, this world cup seems more politically charged than ever. dan roan, bbc news, doha. 0ur presenter lucy hockings is in doha for us now. a very... avery... a a very... a o...

The obr is forecasting that those tax rises and more significantly, the uk inflation rate, now at its highest rate in 41 years, will also drive those historic falls in real household disposable income. robin petherbridge was watching that and had this response. well, bbc news said they would give us a response to those questions and well bring you that next week. the statement was, of course, long—awaited, and there had been plenty of previewing and speculation about what it might contain in t...