tulip mazumdar, bbc news, writtle in essex.n bbc news, it's time for the travel show with rajan datar. 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 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 h

tulip mazumdar, bbc news, essex.bsite. next week, we'll be focusing on the impact of miscarriage on women's mental health, and how technology is being trialled as one way of helping. the inquest into the death of the footballer emiliano sala has begun at bournemouth coroner's court. emiliano sala died in a plane crash in the english channel injanuary 2019, after being bought by cardiff city from nantes in a £15 million transfer deal. the footballer�*s brother, dario sala, has flown over from argentina to be at the inquest. in northern ireland, all the remaining legal covid regulations are being lifted — from today they become guidance only. stormont ministers say the omicron variant isn't putting significant pressure on hospitals — though they've warned that covid hasn't gone away. our ireland correspondent, chris page, joins me from stormont. yes, this is something of a landmark day in northern ireland after almost two years of legal regulations while the covid rules are gone from the law. the political leaders at s

tulip mazumdar, bbc news.pregnancy loss, as part of a special series across bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a fat—busting drug will be made available to thousands of obese people on the nhs, after health watchdog nice approved it for use. patients who are prescribed the drug inject themselves with semaglutide once a week. it mimicks the hormone that is released after eating, making patients feel full while consuming less. whatsapp messages disclosed to the high court show that west ham united have "unreservedly condemned" kurt zouma for hitting his cat after a video emerged of the france defender kicking and slapping his pet. the footage shows zouma kicking the cat across the floor and slapping it in the face. he has apologised. whatsapp messages disclosed to the high court show that rebekah vardy 'declared war�* after coleen rooney publicly accused her of leaking stories to the media. it's the latest round in the battle between the two footballers' wives dubbed wagatha christie. the

tulip mazumdar has been to essex, to speak to one group of men, who are offering each other, mutualsupportacted as if because my baby didn't arrive, she didn't die and we didn't actually lose the baby, but we very much did. the best thing that people did after we lost our sons reuben and henry was acknowledging. that it existed. these men share more than just a love of football. they have all lost babies. some died early on in pregnancy. others within days of being born. during and after a loss, the focus is quite rightly on the woman. support for women across the uk is patchy, but support for men is practically nonexistent. matt and his wife, lauren, have suffered four miscarriages, including two late losses. it absolutely crushed me, i'd go and do some shopping and i'd cry in the car on the way to the shops, or i'd go and cry in the shower or, you know, i'd cry sitting on the toilet because that was the only time i could get could get to be alone. i don't think people think that miscarriage affects men as much as it does. miscarriages can range from a loss with bleeding over many weeks t

tulip mazumdar, bbc news.d to make way for a us military base. a united nations court has ruled that the islands belong to mauritius, a ruling disputed by the british government. travelling with islanders is our africa correspondent andrew harding, who sent this report from the indian ocean. the start of a remarkable journey. it's 50 years since these people were forcibly removed from their island homes in the indian ocean by britain. today, they're heading back. this woman is struggling to contain her excitement. very excited! it's a day of freedom. it's a day of freedom where we will be able to go on our birthplace freely. the trip has been organised by the government of mauritius, which claims ownership of the remote chagos archipelago. but back in the 1960s, britain took control of these islands, removed the local population and allowed america to set up a military base on one of the larger islands, diego garcia. for decades, nothing changed. but in recent years, the mauritian government has won a string o

tulip mazumdar has been to essex, to speak to one group of men, who are offering each other mutual support if because my baby didn't arrive, she didn't die and we didn't actually lose the baby, but we very much did. the best thing that people did after we lost our sons reuben and henry was acknowledging. that it existed. these men share more than just a love of football. they have all lost babies. some died early on in pregnancy. others within days of being born. during and after a loss, the focus is quite rightly on the woman. support for women across the uk is patchy, but support for men is practically nonexistent. matt and his wife, lauren, have suffered four miscarriages, including two late losses. it absolutely crushed me, i'd go and do some shopping and i'd cry in the car on the way to the shops, or i'd go and cry in the shower or, you know, i'd cry sitting on the toilet because that was the only time i could get could get to be alone. i don't think people think that miscarriage affects men as much as it does. miscarriages can range from a loss with bleeding over many weeks to women

tulip mazumdar, bbc news. gorgeous.s in england, scotland and wales have a prepayment meter. and these customers are protected by a different energy price cap. but look what happened last week when the cap was raised. so, while households with average usage on a default tariff — paying by direct debit — were told their bill would go up to about £1,971, those on prepayment meters were told their rise would be even higher — going up to £2,017. a bigger rise and a higher total. the regulators say this reflects the extra costs incurred with prepayment metres. and the government points to the £350 in support immediately offered to most households. but some say it's not enough, and is not targetted at those who need it most, as my colleague colletta smith has been finding out. jenny pays for her gas and electricity in advance. it is all done through an app now — topping up her meter in regular small chunks. that careful budgeting has helped her work her way out of debt and get the family back on two feet. but being a prepayme

tulip mazumdar has been to essex, to speak to one group of men, who are offering each other, mutualsupportthe baby, but we very much did. the best thing that people did after we lost our sons reuben and henry was acknowledging. that it existed. these men share more than just a love of football. they have all lost babies. some died early on in pregnancy. others within days of being born. during and after a loss, the focus is quite rightly on the woman. support for women across the uk is patchy, but support for men is practically nonexistent. matt and his wife, lauren, have suffered four miscarriages, including two late losses. it absolutely crushed me, i'd go and do some shopping and i'd cry in the car on the way to the shops, or i'd go and cry in the shower or, you know, i'd cry sitting on the toilet because that was the only time i could get could get to be alone. i don't think people think that miscarriage affects men as much as it does. miscarriages can range from a loss with bleeding over many weeks to women losing a lot of blood very quickly and becoming extremely unwell. during a lat

tulip mazumdar, bbc news.comedian mo gilligan, who'll be hosting the ceremony. the british album of the year goes to adele! it's ed sheeran! little mix! dave, psychodrama! dua lipa, future nostalgia. some of the biggest names in pop, and they are all nominated again at this year's brits. but one thing about the ceremony is new — the host, mo gilligan. the brits are known for being chaotic. how sharp do you have to be? oh, you've got to be so sharp, man. i think the brits is known for anything can happen at any time at any place, you know? i remember watching the brits when i was young and seeing geri halliwell with the spice girls wearing the unionjack dress, like, iconic moments. i remember tuning in and seeing dave perform with the piano with all the messages on it. and i think that's what's the cool thing about the brits, you can have moments where it can be a bit chaotic and some carnage, but then you can have iconic moments where you'll be like, "oh, my god, i was there. "i seen that live." # never mind,

our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has h ea rtb eats these women sell sisters and loss, it loss. i maternal health. all had suffered pregnancy loss— maternal health. all had suffered pregnancy loss. i had my loss after 12 weeks into _ pregnancy loss. i had my loss after 12 weeks into thousand _ pregnancy loss. i had my loss after 12 weeks into thousand 18. - pregnancy loss. i had my loss after 12 weeks into thousand 18. this - 12 weeks into thousand 18. this woman told _ 12 weeks into thousand 18. this woman told she _ 12 weeks into thousand 18. this woman told she was _ 12 weeks into thousand 18. in 3 woman told she was inconsolable when she was scanned and told there was no heartbeat. i she was scanned and told there was no heartbeat-— no heartbeat. i 'ust collapsed, i not sick no heartbeat. i 'ust collapsed, i got sick right_ no heartbeat. ijust collapsed, i got sick right there, _ no heartbeat. ijust collapsed, i got sick right there, then - no heartbeat. ijust collapsed, i got sick right there, then she . got sick right there, then she asked. — got sick right there, th

our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has been investigating.ffered pregnancy loss. i had my loss at 12 weeks, this was in 2018. natrice told me she was inconsolable when she was scanned and told there was no heartbeat. ijust, you know, collapsed. i got sick right there, and then she asked me, "why are you throwing up? did you come in here sick?" and i had to explain to her, "ma'am, you just told me my baby no longer has a heartbeat." so there was no compassion. i woke up, was having really bad back pain, and i was told by my doctor when i called that i wasjust constipated. they told me to come back in a few hours for an ultrasound. i never even made it back to that ultrasound because i miscarried at home. all four women described numerous occasions when they didn't feel their concerns were taken seriously by clinicians. i just don't feel that we are being listened to and heard in the spaces. do you think it is about the colour of your skin? absolutely. yes. i mean, it really is a struggle all around when it comes to our maternal care. dr schrei

tulip mazumdar, bbc news, writtle in essex.uld not - and your wife? we went for a routine checkup and they could not find - and your wife? we went for a routine checkup and they could not find a - checkup and they could not find a hard —— heartbeat. she decided to send us back to the hospital to have an in—depth analysis and try and find the child's heartbeat. they could not find a heartbeat and proceeded to tell that us our daughter had passed away. what needed to happen is my wife, was a late miscarriage. two or three days later she had to come back to the hospital to deliver our daughter. when our daughter was delivered, we were told it was a boy. so we grieved the boy and then months... a few weeks later, 12 weeks later, once the autopsy was done, we were then told it was a girl. so we had to go through the whole grieving process again. it is to go through the whole grieving process again-— process again. it is a terrible sto . process again. it is a terrible story- what _ process again. it is a terrible story. what impact

our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, has been to meet dads in essex. the shower or on the toilet because that was the only time i was alone. i think people don't think that miscarriage affects men as much as it does. miscarriages can range from a loss with brooding over a number of weeks to woman losing but very quickly and becoming extremely unwell. —— losing blood. during a late miscarriage, mothers may give birth to their tiny babies, with their partners watching on. we don't all kind of sit around and discuss our losses. it is just that absolute knowledge that everyone has experienced what you are going through. there is no pressure to grieve. when we are training, we are doing the grieving. what are men up against when it comes to dealing with this kind of loss? it is toxic masculinity, big boys don't cry, man up. use the stereotype of being strong for your— use the stereotype of being strong for your partner _ we are talking about stillbirth, about baby loss... after meeting at the football club, they came up with an idea of a pod cast for grievi