rebecca morelle, bbc news.es on sunday. there was another upset with morocco beating one of the pre—tournament favourites belgium and a dramatic draw between spain and germany. rhia chohan is in doha. it was the headline match in the group stages, and spain were looking for that win to send them straight through after that emphatic victory over costa rica, the 7—0 win. and it was, as you mentioned, a great finish for alvaro morata in the 62nd minute, putting them ahead. but even more was riding on it for germany — and that was because they wanted to avoid a second group stage exit in successive world cups. and it was germany's best player on the night, jamal musiala, that did set up that crucial equaliser. nicholas fullkrug making it a draw, germany clenching it with that one point that they crucially needed. so if you talk about permutations now, germany still need to win the final game against costa rica. and it will come down to the goal difference betweenjapan and germany. and it's spain that do playjapan.

rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris. remarkable stuff. a quick look before we go.pollutes will parade to manhattan —— the floats will parade through. take a look at that. with classic characters from films and tv take to the skies. we understand that this year, the new giantsjoining the line—up may even include blue we from bbc studios. —— bluey. to stay with bbc news. ——do stay with bbc news. hello. there is no doubt it has been a soggy november so far. some places have already seen twice the amount of rain they would normally expect in the whole month. wednesday really added to those totals with this band of wet weather pushing northwards in eastwards. lots of heavy, thundery showers with squally, gusty winds following on behind, and all of those weather elements also feature in thursday's forecast — another frontal system pushing in from the atlantic, more heavy rain, more squally winds already showing its hand in the western side of northern ireland first thing. most other areas starting day dry, but this rain is on the move eastwards. it's moving pretty quickl

rebecca morelle, bbc news.t distance travelled from earth by an inhabitable spacecraft. the test flight, which does not have any crew onboard, is more than 400,000 kilometres from earth. that's more than 300 kilometres beyond the previous record, held by apollo—13. it started with one man and his canoe during lockdown — and soon developed into a community drive to keep local waterways clea n. whenjames elliot began picking litter out of the river freshney in north east lincolnshire a few years ago, little did he think he would inspire a team of volunteers along the way. this is his story. hello, my name is james, also known as the canoe river cleaner. i just thought, something has got to be done. i've got a canoe, let's crack on. when i first started, it was typically ten bags every time i went out. he's doing a fantasticjob. whilst it's not the longest river in the country, it's a little bit much for me to manage. it's good for the environment, it's good for the local area. so i started a group called the fres

rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris. and top management. the italian designer is credited with reviving gucci's popularity, with more flamboyant and gender—fluid styles. french luxury group kering, who own the italian brand, thanked him for his �*passion, his imagination, his ingenuity and his culture'. a successor is yet to be announced. and finally — americans are getting ready to celebrate thanksgiving — which of course takes place on the fourth thursday in november. one of the biggest traditions takes place in new york — the macy's parade, with balloons floating above the streets of manhattan. getting them ready is a bit of a spectacle itself — and laura trevelyan went to take a look. it's a bright, blue morning on the apple west side of manhattan and this unique american tradition is under way. the balloons are being inflated ahead of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. time for a bit of history here — there were no balloons in the very first parade back in1921t, and it was called the macy's christmas parade then, h

our science editor rebecca morelle has more. archive: wheat. harvested in 1946. their enemies are wind and rain. it was the start of a farming revolution, growing only a few varieties chosen to produce as much grain as possible. could contain a solution. there are 12,000 specimens of wheat and its relatives stored here, and they date back to the 1700s and come from every continent apart from antarctica. and the hope is that looking back into the past can help us to produce the crops of the future. this specimen, which was collected on captain cook's first voyage to australia... oh, wow, you can see the dates, can't you? every wheat specimen is painstakingly examined and photographed, and 1,500 of them will have their genomes sequenced. because the collection spans also across time, across 300 years, we have specimens that are from before the introduction of various agricultural techniques, so they can tell us something about how wheat was growing wild, or before things like artificial fertilisers. the project will take months to complete. ah, s

rebecca morelle, bbc news.on sunday. there was another upset with morocco beating one of the pre—tournament favourites belgium —and a dramatic draw between spain and germany. rhia chohan is in doha. it was the headline match in the group stages, and spain were looking for that win to send them straight through after that emphatic victory over costa rica, the 7—0 win. and it was, as you mentioned, a great finish for alvaro morata in the 62nd minute, putting them ahead. but even more was riding on it for germany — and that was because they wanted to avoid a second group stage exit in successive world cups. and it was germany's best player on the night, jamal musiala, that did set up that crucial equaliser. nicholas fullkrug making it a draw, germany clenching it with that one point that they crucially needed. so if you talk about permutations now, germany still need to win the final game against costa rica. and it will come down to the goal difference betweenjapan and germany. and it's spain that do playjapan. no

rebecca morelle, bbc news.ew york times helped the #metoo movement spread around the world. now a new film, she said, which is likely to be a big oscar contender, details how the testimony of multiple women helped to bring weinstein down. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, has been speaking to the journalists who broke the story — and the actors who play them in the film. hi. we're from the new york times. i believe you used to work for harvey weinstein. it was just over five years ago thatjodi kantor and megan twohey wrote their ground—breaking story. it didn't just affect the cinema industry. it reverberated around the world. the two journalists are played by carey mulligan and zoe kazan. i asked them how much responsibility they felt telling a story like this one. a huge amount, a huge amount of responsibility towards the subjects of the film and towards everyone who contributed to the original story, a lot of whom are portrayed in the film. yeah, i don't know if i can say it any better than that.

our science editor rebecca morelle has the story.g an out of this world experience. many would love to be an astronaut but very few make the cut. now in paris, the european space agency has added some new names to the roll of honour. selected from more than 22,000 applicants, this is the astronaut class of 2022. but for the first time, esa is widening its pool of talent by recruiting the first ever para astronaut. i think being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar. john mcfall is a paralympian sprinter. his right leg was amputated above the knee after a motorbike accident. he has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. the only difference is he has a disability. i thought i would have the skills, the mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of, can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? all astronauts have to undergo rigorous training. part ofjohn�*s job will be to test h

rebecca morelle, bbc news.banian president in tirana. the singer was born in london, but her roots go back to kosovo. wendy urquhart reports. # i got you, moonlight. # you're my starlight... dua lipa is famous all over the world, and her disco—pop songs have won her a clutch of awards, including three grammies, two mtv europe awards, and six brit awards. her family are kosovan—albanians who fled to london in the 1990s and returned briefly in 2008 — but dua lipa has never forgotten her roots. on sunday, she was welcomed to tirana by the president, who presented her with albanian citizenship and said she had made her country proud. translation: it is a special pleasure today in the - presidency to welcome the greatest artist, dua lipa, and herfamily. i say a great artist, a simple girl whose fame is known all over the world. she has given us the greatest pride. dua lipa grew up listening to david bowie, bob dylan, radiohead and the police — mainly thanks to her dad, who's also a singer—songwriter. and she was ins

rebecca morelle, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.th all that is happening in the world cup in qatar. good afternoon. for many of us, it has turned into a drier, brighter day than we had yesterday. but there are some hefty showers around and later in the week there is more wind and rain on the way. the satellite picture reveals this swirl of cloud. that's our next area of low pressure. but speckled shower clouds showing up right now. through the rest of the day, we will see some showers continuing across the south west of england and the channel islands. stays breezy here. also some quite wet weather at times across the east and the north east of scotland up into orkney. temperatures through the afternoon around nine or ten degrees, perhaps feeling a little less cold than it did yesterday. now through this evening and tonight, we are going to see some clear spells and some fog is likely to develop across some central and southern parts of scotland. but then this band of very heavy rain swings in from the west for many of us, it has tu

our science editor rebecca morelle has more. wheat. varieties chosen to produce as much grain as possible. it's led to a lack of diversity. and today's wheat is coming under intense pressure from climate change and disease. but these old files at the natural history museum could contain a solution. there are 12,000 specimens of wheat and its relatives stored here, and they date back to the 1700s and come from every continent apart from antarctica. and the hope is that looking back into the past can help us to produce the crops of the future. this specimen, which was collected on captain cook's first voyage to australia... oh, wow, you can see the dates, can't you? every wheat specimen is painstakingly examined and photographed, and 1,500 of them will have their genomes sequenced. because the collection spans also across time, across 300 years, we have specimens that are from before the introduction of various agricultural techniques, so they can tell us something about how wheat was growing wild, or before things like artificial fertil

rebecca morelle, bbc news. asda and lidl are limiting the number of eggs customers can buy.lu which has led to hundreds of thousands of hens being culled. our business correspondent emma simpson is here. how big a problem is this? clearly there are real issues and many shoppers will have noticed apps on supermarket shelves for eggs. there are a number of factors going on, free range egg producers saying that they are not making any money because of soaring costs for things like feed and energy and some are leaving the industry or pausing production and also avian flu has been around for the past few years in the uk and has caused some producers to cut back. so we have a situation where the number of packed eggs fell by 10% in the last quarter year—on—year. the situation is being compounded by this severe outbreak of avian flu and that is now starting to be felt on the shelves. the retail industry body says supermarkets are working hard with suppliers to minimise the impact on customers and as for the government, defra i sang there is no shortage, that with 38 million hands t

rebecca morelle, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. hello. with sunshine and showers to the day. rather than clearing through swiftly, this is going to hang around across the channel islands and close to south—east england, coastal parts of east anglia as well. some rain is likely to continue to the rest of the day. further north and west, or in the way of sunshine with scattered showers, particularly for northern ireland and western scotland where some will be paying —— heavy and potentially thundery. quite blustery but not as windy as yesterday, still quite mild, high is between ten and 13 degrees. the rain in the south—east corner should eventually clear during tonight, elsewhere clear spells with quite a few showers feeding in from the west and fog patches developing, especially across parts of north—east england. some of the fog could be quite dense. a touch of frost is possible in the north—east of england especially by most places will be between four and 8 degrees, a little chillier than the last couple of nights. that fog in north—ea

rebecca morelle, bbc news, spaceport cornwall, in newquay. was one of the first actors to appear in the soap in 1985. , ., , first actors to appear in the soap in 1985. , . , first actors to appear in the soap in 1985. , . y .,, ., in 1985. his family said he was a brilliant actor, _ in 1985. his family said he was a brilliant actor, wonderful - in 1985. his family said he was a i brilliant actor, wonderful husband and father and a very fine human being. the actor leslie phillips who was known for his roles in the carry on films, has died aged 98 after a long illness. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back on his life. # take a look at me... # hello. hello! he was the cad, the bounder, the ladies' man. it made him a star. hi, girls. i'm available. mr bell? ding—dong! you're not wrong! this way, please. his comic technique developed in the theatre, but it worked just as well in three early carry on films, on television and on radio. surely i don't have to go to bye—byes? the navy lark ran for 18 years from 1959. the navy lark,

our science editor, rebecca morelle, has the story. it is the job of dreams.w make the cut. now in paris, the european space agency has added some new names to the role of honour. selected from more than 22,000 applicants, this is the astronaut class of 2022. but for the first time, esa is widening its pool of talent by recruiting the first ever para astronaut. i think being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar. john mcfall is a paralympian sprinter. his right leg was amputated above the knee after a motorbike accident. he has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. the only difference is he has a disability. i thought i would have the skills, the mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of, can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? all astronauts have to undergo rigorous training. part ofjohn's job will be to test how the kits like spacesuits and spacecraft need to be adapted. his selection doesn

rebecca morelle, bbc news.s decision to join the show was controversial and resulted in him being suspended from the conservative party. footballerjill scott has just won. now, today at the world cup nesta mcgregor in doha can take us through the action. hello. germany against spain is a fixture worthy of being a world cup final but a few minutes ago they played out a very, very tense group e clash. if germany had lost, there world cup would have been all but over. two proud footballing nations with very different starts in qatar. spain plenty to sing and dance about after a 7—0 win, while the german fans had every reason to be nervous. lose again tonight and germany, for the second world cup running, would be out at the group stage. unthinkable. the spaniards immediately showed their intent, though. a spectacular shot, a spectacular save. antonio rudiger�*s primaryjob is to stop the opposition from scoring. if he happens to get one himself, well, that's an added bonus. but his joy was cut short, he had strayed

rebecca morelle, bbc news. that's it for now. much more on the bbc news website.hello there, the weather is looking pretty unsettled, quite a lot of rain in places and the risk of localised flooding. it's all because of an area of low pressure which is expected to hang around for thursday and friday, even into saturday morning, before it eventually fizzles out. this is the low pressure system i'm talking about, moving eastwards and then pulling back northwards and westwards across the country during thursday and friday, where it will weaken, but it will bring a lot of rain and fairly strong winds at times. we start thursday on a chilly note for western scotland, northern ireland, and there's frost and fog, but elsewhere where we have the cloud, wind and rain, temperatures between 5—9 degrees. a thoroughly wet day to come for thursday, our area of low pressure, as you can see, pushing northwards and westwards. heavy rain, east england, strongest of the winds along the north sea coast. the best of any brighter weather is in northern ireland but nowhere particularly

rebecca morelle, bbc news. quite extraordinary. and that is it for this addition of newsday.ed for the next couple of days. we're going to see quite a lot of rain in places, a risk of some localised flooding, too, and it's all because of one area of low pressure which is expected to hang around for thursday and friday evening into saturday morning before it eventually fizzles out. this is the low pressure system i'm talking about, moving a little bit further eastwards, and then pulling back northwards and westwards across the country during thursday and friday, where it slowly will weaken, but it's going to bring a lot of rain and fairly strong winds at times. now, we start thursday off on a really chilly note for western scotland and northern ireland — some frost and fog here, but elsewhere, where we have the cloud, wind and rain, temperatures remaining between 5—9 degrees. but a really thoroughly wet day to come for thursday. 0ur area of low pressure, as you can see here, slowly pushing northwards and then westwards. some heavy rain for eastern scotland, northern england, n

rebecca morelle, bbc news.d. here's what happened to one kenyan journalist who was reporting from an elephant orphanage. human actions are destroying habitats, decimating entire and with the rise in drought cases, it is up to us to be guardians of our own natural world, save our wild species and provide a home... laughs. how adorable! that's it for us, i'm monica miller. thanks for watching. hello there. the weather's looking pretty unsettled for the next couple of days. we're going to see quite a lot of rain in places, a risk of some localised flooding, too, and it's all because of one area of low pressure which is expected to hang around for thursday and friday evening into saturday morning before it eventually fizzles out. this is the low pressure system i'm talking about, moving a little bit further eastwards, and then pulling back northwards and westwards across the country during thursday and friday, where it slowly will weaken, but it's going to bring a lot of rain and fairly strong winds at times. but a

rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. maybe stay at —— you have made me stay up late tonight. it has been a 5°99y stay up late tonight. it has been a soggy november so far, some places have already seen double the rain they would normally see in november and the storm clouds gathered once again today. we had quite a lot of rain, a band of heavy rain pushing north—eastwards and behind it, look at all of these heavy, thundery showers, accompanied by squally and gusty winds and caused a bit of damage in one or two places. all of those elements feature into my�*s forecast as well. here comes another frontal system, we do it all over again, really. most places starting tomorrow on a fine note but rain pushing into northern ireland. the rain is on the move quite quickly, a short, sharp bursts of torrential rain for northern ireland, south—west scotland, squally and gusty wind with it, then pushing into wales and the south—west of england, widely gusts of up to 50 mph, some places in exposed coasts could see 70 mph gusts, and th

rebecca morelle, bbc news. animals are involved. here's what happened to one kenyan journalist who was reporting from an elephant orphanage. human actions are destroying habitats, decimating our ecosystem and the circle of life. it is up to us to be guardians of our natural world, save the species and provide a home. laughter thanks for watching. hello there. the weather is looking pretty unsettled for the next couple of days. we're going to see quite a lot of rain in places, the risk of some localized flooding, too. and it's all because of one area of low pressure, expected to hang around for thursday and friday, even into saturday morning before it eventually fizzles out. this is the low pressure system i'm talking about, moving a little bit further eastwards and then pulling back northwards and westwards across the country during thursday and friday, where it slowly will fill, it will weaken. but it's going to bring a lot of rain and fairly strong winds at times. now we start thursday off on a really chilly

rebecca morelle, bbc news. it is, it is a very exciting time as your report has outlined. it is the first time that we are going back to the moon in almost 60—70 years. and really it is part of a much bigger programme of exploration which we are excited about undertaking. we are excited about undertaking. we are talking about what would it be to travel to places like mars. that is significantly farther distance away, so before we can take the steps we need to try and make sure that the systems that we are going to be using are able to sustain that level of travel and people can manage those sorts of environments. so it means going back to the moon, notjust transiting the moon or having a little bit of a lunar landing and then coming back, but actually setting up a habitat. a zonein actually setting up a habitat. a zone in the moon on the lunar surface which allows us to live for extended periods of time as necessary to look at the further exploration to other planets. find exploration to other planets. and the m

rebecca morelle, bbc news. the men's football world cup kicks off on sunday.eam arrived late last night for what is their first world cup since 1958. their training starts tomorrow afternoon with both teams playing their first games on monday. in a moment we'll hear from hywel griffth on the mood in the wales camp, but first here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks on england's preparations. for some, it's a well trodden path. for others, it's a brand—new adventure. as england trained for the first time in the desert heat, dreams are being realised by those who were sweating on an important call. hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. i hadn't been in the squad for three years. i'm not naive. i understand how it works and stuff. but i also had that hope. after the call finished and he had told me i was in, it was a head on the wall moment, big deep breath, then called my parents. these are new sights and sounds for a world cup. it's estimated more than 1 million fans will descend on this tiny gulf state over the next four weeks. but it's been a

rebecca morelle, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.ident donald trump to be dangerous, and inconsistent with its policies. peace talks between the colombian government and the eln rebel group have resumed, after being suspended for more than three years. the discussions, which took place in neighbouring venezuela, follow the election of colombia's first ever leftist president gustavo petro earlier this year — he'd promised to end nearly six decades of civil conflict. i think we have some news coming into us about the number of people who have been killed in iran in the protests so far. according to the un human rights spokesperson, more than 300 people have been killed in iran, in the protest so far, including 40 children. that is the latest update on the number of people in those protests that have been sweeping iran following the death and custody of a woman, a kurdish woman wearing a headscarf in the wrong way who had been taken into custody by the morality police. un human rights spokesperson saying now it is believed more than 300

rebecca morelle, bbc news.ly is. i don't know how they stand up to all the people in the end. she's beautiful. pickles, romeo and charlie are therapy ponies. they're all rescues and have been through months of training so they remain calm in almost any situation. next, it's patrick's turn to be charmed by romeo. lovely. you know, really is, you know. yeah. it brings warmth back in your old heart, you know? no, no, it's good. these visits are paid for by fundraising done by the east and north hertfordshire hospitals charity. bruce, whose wife is in this ward, says it's worth every penny. she was just blown away and had a huge smile. and i haven't seen that smile for quite a while now. i have to say it, it did... i'm sorry. it's been a bit of a struggle the last few days, so yeah, it greatly improved her wellbeing. oh, that was lovely. cheered me up for the day. it was lovely. it made the painjust a little bit less. it was very, very nice. thank you so much. now, if you're wondering what happens when these ponies

rebecca morelle, bbc news.it to take it off it has got there pretty quickly really, don't you think? after all that! it will be back before we know it. let's go to carol, who has a beautiful picture to share with us. if you haven't yet stepped out it is a cold start to the day. across the north of scotland the risk of ice on untreated surfaces first thing. today will be sunny with showers. some of them will be heavy and thundery. the wind is the other part of the story. gusty wins across south—west england and the channel islands. through the course of the morning they slowly start to ease in the south—west. by lunch time they should ease in the channel islands. more cloud in midlands, east anglia, and eastern scotland. showery outbreaks continuing in the north of scotland. some of them falling as snow on the high ground. temperatures can fix in lerwick and stornoway. ii in cardiff and plymouth. a cold day. once again clear skies. plymouth. a cold day. once again clearskies. mist plymouth. a cold day. once agai

rebecca morelle, bbc news. just to bring you some breaking news from kent.mer military airfield during the autumn. that had led to overcrowding and outbreaks of disease. confirming news first reported by the guardian, home office officials have now said everyone at the site has been placed in onwards accommodation. we will try and get an update on that. a plan to beam electricity wirelessly from space to power millions of homes could be edging a step closer. the eventual aim is to have giant satellites in orbit, each able to generate the same amount of electricity as a power station. pallab ghosh has sent this report from munich. it looks like science fiction. imagine robots building vast solar arrays to capture the sun's power. its energy converted into microwaves and beamed to earth, then collected by antennas over a huge area and turned into electricity. it's not science fiction, that it's notjust something on paper or in the lab, it's ready to be deployed at a small scale. and, of course, the challenge with applying this to space based solar power is ext

rebecca morelle, bbc news, spaceport cornwall, in newquay.lio in the conservative government. he's a former chief whip — responsible for party discipline. he's also a former education secretary and defence secretary. leaked messages appear to show williamson threatening ex—chief whip wendy morton and accusing her of excluding some mps from the queen's funeral. she has referred her complaint to the independent complaints and grievance scheme. separately, other bullying claims have now come from an unnamed senior civil servant or government employee. they claim williamson "deliberately demeaned and intimidated them" telling them at one point to "slit your throat" and at another to "jump out of the window". in a statement, williamson says... all this puts fresh pressure on the prime minister rishi sunak — over why sir gavin was appointed to his currentjob. we can cross live to westminster and our political correspondent jonathan blake. what can we expect from this investigation? are a couple of counts it is hard to know because the process is no

we can speak now to our science editor, rebecca morelle, who joins us from the goonhilly earth stations to happen, is it finally going to happen now? maybe? don't 'inx finally going to happen now? maybe? don'tjinx it! — finally going to happen now? maybe? don't jinx it! the _ finally going to happen now? maybe? don'tjinx it! the rocket _ finally going to happen now? maybe? don'tjinx it! the rocket is _ finally going to happen now? maybe? don'tjinx it! the rocket is looking - don'tjinx it! the rocket is looking really, really good at the moment. so the rocket is doing its job, there have been a few issues overnight where basically there was a bit of a leak spotted so they sent out a repair team, the red team, to the launch pad to fix it which is quite risky because the rocket is full of fuel, they have done that in the rocket is looking great. but they have had a bit of a problem at one of the radar stations which will be tracking the rocket, that is a faulty ethernet switch. they have had to repair that. when this rocket goes up you have to track it to see where it is going and this ra

rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris.n rallies for independence in number of towns and cities. the first referendum eight years ago resulted in voters saying no to change. you can get in touch with me and the team. i am on twitter and you can see what we�*re working on via facebook. hello there. this november has been dominated by rain, really. we dominated by rain, really. had early morning raint scattered we had early morning rain turning to scattered showers. we had some dramatic —looking weather watcher pictures sent in with some stunning rainbows as well. the story for the next few hours, we see the wetter weather moving off into the northern isles. cluster of showers to the south and west. not exclusively, we have one or two drifting across east anglia in south—east england as well. they fade as we go through the evening hours and perhaps clinging onto some showers, primarily to the north—west of the great lent when we do the clearing skies, particularly in sheltered eastern areas and temperatures down into low sing

joining us now is our science editor, rebecca morelle, who's been monitoring events at 6oonhilly earthn delays and _ exciting is this? there have been delays and setbacks _ exciting is this? there have been delays and setbacks with - exciting is this? there have been delays and setbacks with this i delays and setbacks with this mission. i am delays and setbacks with this mission. iam here delays and setbacks with this mission. i am here at the control room in the 6oonhilly earth station injust a few room in the 6oonhilly earth station in just a few minutes ago, they picked up the signal from the orion spacecraft as it is on its way to the moon. a lot of excitement. 0ne the moon. a lot of excitement. one of a network of antennas around the world, which will be tracking the spacecraft as it carries on with its journey. it is a spectacular start to the day. that launch, after waiting so long for this rocket to go waiting so long for this rocket to 9° up, waiting so long for this rocket to go up, seeing it will lift up and light up the sky and the roar of the engines was spectacular. every

rebecca morelle, bbc news.and culture are based heavily on a strict interpretation of islamic law and an ancient tribal system. in a moment we'll cross to our correspondent in doha — but first this report by religion editor aleem maqbool. where qatar wants to show off it's a fun loving side ahead of world cup. it's modernity and hospitality. this little country with huge oil and gas reserves is economically catapulted into the future, but underneath its bedrock remains cultural and religious traditionalism. it is difficult to speak to people freely without punishment from the authorities but these students in the education city talked to their excitement. it the education city talked to their excitement-— the education city talked to their excitement. , . ., ,, excitement. it is a definite marking of history for _ excitement. it is a definite marking of history for the _ excitement. it is a definite marking of history for the arabs _ excitement. it is a definite marking of history for the arabs and - excitement

our science editor, rebecca morelle, is at goonhilly earth station in cornwall which is tracking theve been in post for about a year—and—a—half. that is when the uk civil aviation authority took over responsibility for licensing these activities. we have actually been undertaking things like satellite licensing in the uk for many decades.— like satellite licensing in the uk for many decades. what is going to ha en at for many decades. what is going to happen at the _ for many decades. what is going to happen at the newquay _ for many decades. what is going to happen at the newquay site? i for many decades. what is going to l happen at the newquay site? today, it is a great moment for the uk and for the civil aviation authority. they satisfied us on some key areas set out by parliament, such as safety, primarily, but also the environment. now that they have that license, they can hope that space operators can come forward and launch from the newquay spaceport. how does this work to ensure safety? if you visit cape kennedy in florida, it is a huge site. if you're watching the rockets,

and engineers to adapt clothing and equipment to suit his physical needs. 0ur science editor rebecca morellerocess. john mcfall is a paralympian sprinter. his right leg was amputated above the knee after a motorbike accident. he has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. the only difference is he has a disability. when esa announced they were looking for candidates with a physical disability to run this astronaut feasibility project, i looked at the person specification and itjust kind of called out to me and ifelt so inspired by it. i felt compelled to apply, and i thought i would have the skills, the mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? and i thought i could be that person. all astronauts have to undergo rigorous training. part ofjohn's job will be to test how the kits like spacesuits and spacecraft need to be adapted. his selection does not mean he will definitely get to go into space, but esa want