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six weeks ago. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatar's capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. and at a turbocharged pace, qatar's hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small, but mighty gulf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state—of—the—art stadia and infrastructure. and with the first match set to kick off...

will glennon, bbc news. that was brilliant from start to finish, well done, betty. let's take a look at the weather. hello. the sunshine continues this afternoon across the southern half of the uk. again, no rain in the forecast. a bit more cloud, though, through the afternoon in parts of north wales, north midlands, northern england. a small chance of a shower. isolated shower in northern ireland but brightening up. and brightening up too across mainland scotland compared with the morning, although further rain at times in the far north and a brisk wind. a wetter afternoon in orkney...

birmingham and the commonwealth games, where it's a huge morning ahead in athletics and netball, while the premier league season got under way, with a convincing win for arsenal — 2—0 away at crystal palace. and while we have a bit of rain again today in scotland, most places after a fresh start will be dry sunny and warm. getting even warmer next week and i will have the details to sixth of august. a campaign group supporting the family of archie battersbee say his parents have been told his life support will be withdrawn this morning. christian concern says it follows the exhau...

and at a turbocharged pace, qatar's hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small but mighty gulf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state—of—the—art stadia and infrastructure. and with the first match set to kick off this november, all eyes will be on qatar as it makes history, becoming the first ever middle eastern country to host the world cup. and i am here to meet some real players, both on and off the pitch. i asked someone here how much each of these were worth, and his answer was ...

It was just such an affirmation of what hes all about. Organic nature, originality, cutting his own path. Sha, la, la, la, la sha, la, la, la, la, la i was in my office, it was about 4 45 a. M. , i was getting ready for new day which goes on the air at 6 00. I had my back to the door and i heard my door shut. I turned around and my boss, jeff zucker was standing there, looking ashen. And he says, i have to tell you something, no one else knows but were going to have to report this. Anthony bourdain is dead. I was shocked. I think i actually screamed, oh, no. This is cnn breaking news. We have ...