Tomb of Assad's father set on fire in Syria

Shops have been reopening and people returning to work in Damascus. Life is gradually returning to normal and we'll go live to the capital to get the latest.

Meanwhile in the Western Syrian Latakia province rebel fighters have set fire to gravesite of Hafez al-Assad.

We go to France where we are just over a week away from the verdict in a historic rape trial that has made headlines around the world. 72-year-old Gisele Pelicot's husband Dominique is accused of drugging her and allowing at least 50 men to allegedly rape her over almost a decade.

And we'll look at Saudi Arabia's bid for the 2034 football World Cup

Presenter: Mark Lowen

(Photo: Tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father which has been was torched in his hometown of Qardaha. Credit: Getty Images)