in place to attack ukraine at any time — and urges all us citizens to leave the country within the next 48 hours. other countries have also advised their nationals to leave — including britain, the netherlands, japan and south korea. an injunction has come into force in the canadian province of ontario, to end days of protests at a major crossing with the us. but large numbers of people are reported to be still at the ambassador bridge, despite a court asking them to clear the area. britain's prime minister borisjohnson has received a legal questionnaire from the metropolitan police as part of their investigations into a number of parties held in his downing street residence and other government venues during coronavirus lockdowns. a spokesperson said that mrjohnson would respond as required. now on bbc news, it's

time for the travel show with rajan datar. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, the capital city of qatar, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, and then natural gas in the earlyi970s, marked 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 golf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state—of—the—art stadium 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 "priceless". this is the perspective that players will have as they walk out onto the game for the first match of the tournament here at the stadium. and this may be historic, but for some it is

also a controversial world cup. what we sometimes suffer from as a country, that people would actually make judgements without actually listening to the other side or try to search for the truth before they make their own opinion. it's hard to believe how far and how fast qatar has developed. but this is a place that has always relished defying expectations. roughly

the same size as yorkshire in the same size as yorkshire in the united kingdom, qatar is mainly desert landscape, surrounded by the gulf on three sides. it hasn't been the easiest of places to prosper. historically it was the arduous task of pearl diving that was qatar's main economy. until, thatis, qatar's main economy. until, that is, the discovery of oil and gas. oil workers arriving in the 1940s brought with them a game to play in their spare time. that sport has now brought the focus of the world to qatar. and that game was the beautiful game. football. as hosts, qatar qualified automatically for the world cup. they will make their first ever appearance at the tournament. this man is a striker for the qatar national team and he hopes to become a household name when the competition kicks off this

november. he says qatar may be seen as underdogs but thinks this shouldn't be a side who should not be written offjust yet. in december 2021, one hosted the fifa arab cup. using the new world cup sedalia, this competition acted as a warm up for this year's been tournament. and the qatar national team actually one

third—place play—off. from a personal level, what was it like to play in the arab cup? when qatar first won the world cup bed, critics pointed to its lack of football tradition. but almoez ali believes the dream of playing at a world cup is a universal dream for every footballer across the world.

but what else does qatar have two offer? well, you are going to have two drive far out of the city of doha for the roads to end and the sands to begin. —— you don't have to drive. explorers from across time talk about the arabian desert as a place of hardship. 0h! some, like the 1930s adventurer bertram thomas went even so far as to call it the abode of death. qatar had a long and

proud history before discovering oil and gas, and it was learning to cope with this hot and harsh environment that helped to shape the country for those who call the desert home. living here, they carved out their culture, and still a nomad lifestyle. people who would come to be known as the bedouin. temperatures can reach as high as 50 celsius in qatar during the summer months. in the winter, when the weather is cooler, mohammed and his family built traditional bedouin tents

in the desert to get back to their roots. why is it important for you to do this? so qatar today is very different to how it was when the bedouins well, like you were talking, were in the desert. how can bedouin culture connect with modern qatar?

if it is a real taste of bedouin culture you want to experience, thenjanuary hosts a month long festival. if you had to compare being a spectator at a football match and a spectator here, how similar are they? this is more exciting than football?- exciting than football? yes. ali organises _ exciting than football? yes. ali organises the _ exciting than football? yes. ali organises the festival. exciting than football? yes. | ali organises the festival and tells me that falconry is more than just a hobby year, it is a way of life, and it is

recognised by unesco as living human heritage. 0ne one of the most popular events at marmi seized the falconer and falcons getting in touch with their bedouin past. 0ver and falcons getting in touch with their bedouin past. over a two kilometre distance, each falcon hunts a pigeon, replicating days gone by when falcons were used to help hunt forfood in falcons were used to help hunt for food in the desert. the festival is broadcast to a national tv audience, and has impressive prizes ranging from brand—new cars, to huge amounts of prize money.

with so much at stake, marmi is a 1—stop shop for all your falconry needs. from gps trackers to remote planes. used to teach falcons aircraft. and it is even a place to train the falconers themselves. so i put my mouth here at...— my mouth here at... closed, es. my mouth here at... closed, yes- and _ my mouth here at... closed, yes. and right _ my mouth here at... closed, yes. and right hand... - my mouth here at... closed, - yes. and right hand... (laughs) . again, again. after the birds retire from — . again, again. after the birds retire from competition, - . again, again. after the birds retire from competition, they| retire from competition, they are kept by their falconer or released into the wild to breed. during their career, a top falcon can be worth up to 1 million qatari riyals, which equates to roughly £200,000. bite, bite, more, more! finished.

bite, bite, more, more! finished-— finished. done it! i am successful _ finished. done it! i am successful falcon - finished. done it! i am i successful falcon handler. finished. done it! i am - successfulfalcon handler. how successful falcon handler. how do you know that the falcon is happy and healthy? this do you know that the falcon is happy and healthy?— happy and healthy? this one, same as my _ happy and healthy? this one, same as my son. _ happy and healthy? this one, same as my son. this - happy and healthy? this one, same as my son. this one - happy and healthy? this one, same as my son. this one is. happy and healthy? this one, i same as my son. this one is the same as my son. this one is the same one from my family. i like this one, i give him everything, i take care about this falcon. when he is sick i take him to the emergency hospital or something, to be checked this one, what has happened. because i take care about this falcon, the same way i take care about my children. after arriving back of doha, it was as if i had spent too long in the hot desert sun. i was greeted with what seemed to be a mirage. i heard of almost identical white

arabian horses, running around in front of me. i asked someone here how much each of these were worth, and his answer was "priceless". established by the ruling royalfamily, this ruling royal family, this world—class ruling royalfamily, this world—class equestrian centre is built on the site of a battle which took place in 1893 between the bedouins and the ottomans. the battle would 0ttomans. the battle would eventually lead to qatar's independence and was one thanks to the speed and bravery of the arabian horse. the vision of this place is simple, to breed and train arabian horses and their homeland and a whole host of equestrian competitions across the globe. these pure breads are essentially treated

like sporting superstars. nothing but the best for them! across the water from the towering skyscrapers is the souk, the streets act as a juxtaposition to the state—of—the—art construction projects happening around it. but this is the beating heart of zohar. 0ver but this is the beating heart of zohar. over the centuries, merchants would sail straight into this place where the sea like that it's stone streets or they crossed miles of desert to meet others and sell their wares and that's the role itzel plays today —— doha.. even the camels have stuck around! —— this place is as traditional as it gets in qatar, in a conservative and somewhat male dominated society, this chef is a trailblazer.

qatar two is the souq waqif�*s first ever businesswoman and made her mark by opening a restaurant selling authentic qatari cuisine —— shams al-qassabi.

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very good, very, very nice, es. , , . , ., yes. friendly. is he handsome? nice! nice! _ yes. friendly. is he handsome? nice! nice! his— yes. friendly. is he handsome? nice! nice! his manners. - yes. friendly. is he handsome? nice! nice! his manners. wow!| nice! nice! his manners. wow! he is like _ nice! nice! his manners. wow! he is like why _ nice! nice! his manners. wow! he is like why are _ nice! nice! his manners. wow! he is like why are you - nice! nice! his manners. wow! he is like why are you asking i he is like why are you asking about— he is like why are you asking about this? | he is like why are you asking about this?— he is like why are you asking about this? the world cup stadia are a perfect example of where old meets new, from designs inspired by goats from qatar's pill fishing days to a whole stadium made to look like a giant traditional headdress. and the opening match of the competition will be played here at the 60,000 seater al bayt stadium. this is the perspective the players will have as they walk out onto the game for the first match of the tournament here at the al bayt

stadium. perfect, pristine conditions. it stadium. perfect, pristine conditions.— stadium. perfect, pristine conditions. it is inspired by the bedouin _ conditions. it is inspired by the bedouin tent _ conditions. it is inspired by the bedouin tent and - conditions. it is inspired by the bedouin tent and like l conditions. it is inspired by| the bedouin tent and like in the bedouin tent and like in the bedouin tent and like in the past, i mean, usually the people who are living in the desert, you can see they would host them, they would have the bonfire and you know, welcome them and for us, choosing it to be the opening of the world cup, it has the symbolic because this is where we would because this is where we would be welcoming the guest. the stadium has _ be welcoming the guest. the stadium has almost everything a fan or player could hope for. temperatures may be cooler when things kick—off here in november but in case it gets a bit too hot, there is air—conditioning — notjust in the stands but on the pitch itself. meaning that the temperature on the pitch will be a very comfortable 19— 21 degrees. 0ne be a very comfortable 19— 21 degrees. one of the first things the players will see when they arrive here is this mural. look closely and you

will see it is made up of faces of workers who helped to build the stadium. qatari nationals make up less than 15% of the country's population so the economy relies heavily on workers from abroad. and one dark cloud hanging over the build up to this event has been press reports about the deaths of migrant workers involved in the construction of the world cup sites. and although the qatari authorities strongly dispute the figures, they say that the world cup has been a catalyst to push through reforms. catalyst to push through reforms-— catalyst to push through reforms. ., reforms. looking at young countries _ reforms. looking at young countries and _ reforms. looking at young countries and even - reforms. looking at young countries and even when l reforms. looking at young i countries and even when you want to change policies and procedures and for the policies and procedures, the implementation is a journey and there is progress happening when it comes to the accommodation, to their wage, protection of their wages as well as like i mean now, i mean with the abolishing of the law people can change jobs and we have introduced a new minimum wage in the country so there

has been progress. we take constructive criticism on board and there is more room to progress but i do believe this will be one of the biggest social legacies of the world cup. social legacies of the world cu -. , social legacies of the world cu . _ , ., social legacies of the world cu -. , ., , . social legacies of the world cup. they are expecting over1 million fans _ cup. they are expecting over1 million fans to _ cup. they are expecting over1 million fans to attend - cup. they are expecting over1 million fans to attend this - million fans to attend this year's world million fans to attend this yea r�*s world cup million fans to attend this year's world cup but some people ask will everybody be welcome?— people ask will everybody be welcome? ., , , welcome? for us, everyone is welcome- _ welcome? for us, everyone is welcome- we _ welcome? for us, everyone is welcome. we ask _ welcome? for us, everyone is welcome. we ask people - welcome? for us, everyone is welcome. we ask people to i welcome. we ask people to respect our culture and our tradition, in public with their displays of affection, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual, it is something frowned upon in qatar so we will ask people to come and enjoy the game but at the same time actually respect the local custom and tradition of the country. custom and tradition of the count . . , custom and tradition of the count . , ., �*, custom and tradition of the count . , ~ , country. last year's arab cup roved country. last year's arab cup proved that _ country. last year's arab cup proved that kattar _ country. last year's arab cup proved that kattar knew - country. last year's arab cup proved that kattar knew howj country. last year's arab cup i proved that kattar knew how to post a major sporting event —— qatar stop but what about the fans alike to cheer on their team with a drink in hand? first, alcohol is not a part of

our culture but hospitality is and alcohol is available as a licensed hotel and during the tournament there will be a designated area where people can, who would want to actually consume alcohol could actually watch a football match and have a drink. away from the news reports is a whole nation of people waiting in anticipation to see what will happen when the biggest football tournament on earth arrives on qatar's choules later this year, and ifor one want to know what it means to those who call this country home. —— assures. —— shores.

hello there. during friday afternoon, you might�*ve noticed that we had a lot of high cloud moving in across our skies — high cloud that was picked up by the setting sun here in nottinghamshire to give a fine end to the day. but this cloud was the first signs of an approaching weather system that will be bringing wet and windy weather our way this weekend. choose your moment wisely and there will be some windows of drier and brighter weather to be found. now, on the satellite picture, this is our area of low pressure that's moving in to bring that wet and windy spell — notjust for saturday, but there's another dollop waiting in the wings for sunday as well. all the while, fairly tightly packed isobars, with the winds coming in from a south—westerly direction. it will continue to be on the mild side for february. now, right now, we're seeing the rain affecting western areas. we did have a frost earlier in the night but as the winds

continued to pick up, most of that lifted out of the way. and heading into the first part of saturday morning, these are your temperatures — around 3—8 degrees. now, it is going to be quite a wet day for some of you and, broadly speaking, the weather slices and dices into three zones. we've got this area of fairly heavy, persistent rain working in particularly to wales and northern england, where it's not going to be the greatest of days weather—wise. scotland and northern ireland — quite a bit of cloud, a few bright spells, but there will be showers here. it's across east anglia, south—east england and the south—east midlands that you've got the best chance of just about staying dry, but it will be breezy and there will be some high cloud around, so bright for much of the day rather than sunny. temperatures are about 8—10 degrees, so a bit milder than friday. there will be some rain around as well through saturday night, but the next zone of rain really coming in quickly as we go through sunday with some strong winds. now, we're looking probably at gales developing towards the south coast of england as this area of rain extends all the way towards parts of scotland, although perhaps not reaching the far north.

it may well stay bright here through much of sunday, with just a few showers around, particularly for shetland and 0rkney. a mild day for the time of year, though. highs of 8—11 degrees celsius. now, looking beyond this weekend and into next week, the atlantic stays pretty lively. we'll see further weather systems coming in from the west, bringing rain or showers, so it is going to stay pretty unsettled. and so far, this february has been pretty mild. well, that theme's set to continue as well in the week ahead, the temperatures at times reaching around 1a or 15 degrees.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: british nationals are urged to leave ukraine immediately, as the us warns that russia could invade within days. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. spain gives the green light for more half—term trips. unvaccinated british teenagers can travel there with a negative pcr test. more evidence of the squeeze on household budgets, new figures show the soaring cost of a supermarket shop. in—form scotland chase six nations history. they've travel to cardiff,

confident of ending two decades of disappointment there.