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.— how vaughan gething tackles those issues going forward.en by the fact he wanted _ issues going forward. i was taken by the fact he wanted to _ issues going forward. i was taken by the fact he wanted to prevent - the fact he wanted to prevent division and heat and not to be nasty. is that a reference to things that have gone on in wales before? can it get quite nasty there? it that have gone on in wales before? can it get quite nasty there?- can it get quite nasty there? it was mentioned in _ can it get quite nasty there? it was mentioned in mark _ can it get quite nasty there? it was mentioned in mark drakeford's - mentioned in mark drakeford's resignation speech and last first ministers questions on the whole in the senedd when there has been debate it is more of a polite tone possibly than westminster but also a keen stress that it has got out of hand and they don't want that to continue as mentioned by andrew rt davies yesterday that actually on the whole when things have got heated it has always been done with the interest of wales at

vaughan gething's wife and son on the front row. just in case dad's work thing on a saturday drags on a bit. and now we turn to the oscar bit. and the winner is vaughn gethin. mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday and winning the welsh labour leadership. today we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions, too, about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the lo5er, jeremy mile5, left pretty sharpi5h. writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at that donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day, this was a race between two disciples of drakeford, both served in his cabinet.

vaughan gething won the welsh _ to take on the role? the welsh labour— to take on the role? vaughan gething won the welsh labour leadership, - to take on the role? vaughan gething| won the welsh labour leadership, the result announced on saturday. we expect him to be formally voted into the role of first minister tomorrow. provided he can unify the labour ranks. labourwasn�*t provided he can unify the labour ranks. labour wasn't unify coming out of that contest, inevitably leadership races to end with people in second place and more senedd members were keen to havejeremy myles become first minister. a big question hangs over him after the leadership contest, was his acceptance of a £200,000 donation from a company whose owner had been criminally prosecuted for failing to clean up illegal waste? says that issueis clean up illegal waste? says that issue is to be reviewed but he did everything by the book. he will need to persuade people within the labour ranks and certainly voters in wales that hisjudgment is ranks and certainly voters in

what will vaughan gething be doing? how will he build his new cabinet? to gething be doing?net?— his new cabinet? to reach out is of course, his new cabinet? to reach out is of course. it's — his new cabinet? to reach out is of course, it's important _ his new cabinet? to reach out is of course, it's important to _ his new cabinet? to reach out is of course, it's important to bring - course, it's important to bring people in who are the strongest possible people regardless of who they support in the leadership campaign. that's what i did in 2009 and marketed in 2018. bear in mind that there are only 30 senate members, not the biggest institution. that is the best way to do it. bring people together after contact such as this and move together for the future of wales. thank you. doctors are warning that blood sugar monitors are unnecessary for those who do not have diabetes and could put some at risk of eating disorders. the device are part of a trend for personalised nutrition is spearheaded by companies like zoe. 0ur spearheaded by companies like zoe. our health and disinfo

and the winner... ..is vaughan gething.we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions too about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the loser, jeremy miles, left pretty sharpish, writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at the donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford. they were both in his cabinet and are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is there a record and it doesn't seem like anything will change as a result. —— tha

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is vaughan gething the man to lead that?y ask mark drake to be the face of it, given that he was relatively popular in wales and recognisable at least during the pandemic period? so he'll know that there's a lot of work to be done in raising the welsh government's profile and its performance. let's remember there are big questions here which might come up in the election, such as labour's running of the health service in wales, such as labour's running of the economy in wales, particularly with a cliff edge coming at the steelworks in port talbot over the next few months and potentially 2,000 jobs being lost. so as i said, while he'll be smiling and accepting congratulations today, there are very big challenges ahead for vaughan gething. to the middle east — and gaza's health ministry hasjust updated the number of people who have been killed in the territory since israel launched its military action there in october to 31,553. most of the dead are women and children. anna foster is in east jerusalem and joins us now. the tol

i chosen to be that person is vaughan gething _ chosen to be that person is vaughan gething.been said about mark as a details man. that he was the right leader at the right time in the pandemic. and it is true that we will be forever in his debt. to his forensic approach to public policy through that time. but too little is said about the heart that went into it too. the deep and unwavering devotion to fairness. to wales as a community, as a people. as a fabric of families. at the hardest of times, he made us feel safer, he made us feel proud, and he always made everyone aware that we each have a part to play in our national story. there is no greater legacy than that. thank you, mark, for everything that you have done for our party and more importantly, for our party and more importantly, for our country. applause and jeremy, we have been cabinet colleagues, political allies and once the dust settles again, i hope firm friends. i know thatjeremy�*s candidacy has given a new confidence to thousands of welsh boys and girls who might otherwise have thought very differently abou

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vaughan gething, congratulations. after being responsible for health and the economy, vaughan gething will now take a big step up to become the first black first minister of wales. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped, too. i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in his campaign video, he tackled theissue in his campaign video, he tackled the issue of race head on. he spoke about facing taunts as a teenager, and struggling against stereotypes as he entered student politics. the? as he entered student politics. they do damaue as he entered student politics. they do damage access, _ as he entered student politics. tie: do damage acces

is vaughan gething the man to lead that? they ask mark drakeford to be the face of it, given that he was relatively popular in wales and recognisable at least during the pandemic period? so he'll know that there's a lot of work to be done in raising the welsh government's profile and its performance. let's remember there are big questions here which might come up in the election, such as labour's running of the health service in wales, such as labour's running of the economy in wales, particularly with a cliff edge coming at the steelworks in port talbot over the next few months and potentially 2,000 jobs being lost. so as i said, while he'll be smiling and accepting congratulations today, there are very big challenges ahead for vaughan gething. in the world's biggest democratic exercise, india has just announced that it will vote in national elections from the 19th april, with the polls to be held over several weeks. the hindu—nationalist and incumbant prime minister, narendra modi, is strongly favoured to win a third term.

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is vaughan gething the man to lead?—— do they ask mark drakeford to be the face of it because he was quite popular with dual —— in the pandemic? there are big questions here that may come up in the election, such as labour running of the health service in wales, with the economy in wales, with potentially 2000 jobs being lost in port talbot. there are many challenges ahead for vaughan gething. to the middle east now, and gaza's health ministry has just updated the number of people killed in gaza since israel launched its military action there in october to 31,553. most of the dead are women and children. let's cross to anna foster, who is covering for us there.— let's cross to anna foster, who is covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. _ covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the _ covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the us _ covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the us and - covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the us and the i eastjerusalem. the us and the un

vaughan gething, wales�* economy minister and a former solicitor, was born in zambia and will become�* and europe's first black leader. in his acceptance speech after being voted as the new welsh labour leader, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. thank you to the staff, the team, the procedures committee. mark was the right leader at the right time in the epidemic. —— in the pandemic. but too little said about the heart that went into it. the deep and unwavering devotion fairness, two wheels as a community. as a fabric and families. at the hardest of times he made as feel safer, he made us feel proud. and he always made everyone aware that we each have a part to play in our national story. there is no greater legacy than that. thank you, mark, for everything that you have done for everything that you have done for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our country. and, jeremy, we have been cabinet colleagues, political allies, and once the dust settles again, i hope, firm friends. i know thatjeremy�*s

and the winner... ..is vaughan gething. and winning the welsh labour leadership today. we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions too about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the loser, jeremy miles, left pretty sharpish, writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at the donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford. they were both in his cabinet and are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is their record and it doesn't seem

talk us through then what wales can expect now from vaughan gething . well, it vaughan gething.l, it certainly is a historic moment for wales and for vaughan gething himself. >> he is, as you say, the first black first minister of any european country. >> but i think he's going to have a pretty short honeymoon period. wales is in a bit of a tncky period. wales is in a bit of a tricky situation, as is england, but arguably wales is suffering even more from the long term worklessness crisis than england is. nhs waiting lists in wales are longer than they are in england , which reflects pretty england, which reflects pretty badly on getting himself who was health minister during covid in wales, there are 20% of people waiting over a year for a consultation with a specialist. >> in england. that's only 5. thatis >> in england. that's only 5. that is going to be a problem which gething will have to deal with very, very quickly indeed because, as we know , as we have because, as we know, as we have seen here in england, long nhs waiting lists translate very directly into a worklessnes

vaughan gething, congratulations.lause after being responsible for health and the economy, vaughan gething will now take a big step up to become the first black first minister of wales. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial hasjumped, too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in his campaign video, vaughan gething tackled the issue of race head on. he's spoken about facing taunts as a teenager and struggling against stereotypes as he entered student politics. tuition fees are a detriment to access. they do damage access. they do put people off. since entering the senedd, he has ruffled a few feathers and forgot in the pandemic how to mut

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yes, a huge moment really something which vaughan gething i marked?ing did touch upon at the end of his speech, really, said it was a huge source of pride but also a daunting prosper for him. he said he was expecting his identity to be questioned once again, now that he has formally come into this role. and some would question maybe why he is bringing up the race card but he says, if you have had your identity questioned, thatis have had your identity questioned, that is why, but it is still a huge source of pride for him and that part of his speech deemed a resounding round of applause from all of the members in the chamber in the senedd this afternoon as he was voted in. but you mentioned a couple of other things in that speech, began by thanking his predecessor, mark drakeford, they became very close during covid, almost number one and number two in command, really, vaughan gething is a health minister, a key part of the decision—making process in all of those covid—related matters over the pandemic. he also talked about the division in uk politics

vaughan gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader and first minister of wales — the firstck leader of any european country. in his acceptance speech, he said it marked a "generational shift". now it is time for the travel show. this week, i'm in turkey, where they're gearing up for the country's 100th anniversary. rising from the remains of the ottoman empire a century ago, turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. i'm travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. from the burial grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. to the turquoise coast, where queen cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. to an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep. and the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. welcome to turkey. now, this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul — down the mighty bosphorus. it's this body of water that separates the city, but also separates continents. and look at that, that silhouette with t

gething, minister for wales, vaughan gething, the ministerfor wales, vaughan gething, the first blackny european nation, there have been some kind words initially, but straightaway there has been attacks on nhs and education in wales by the plaid cymru leader and as i mentioned, what does that mean for the cooperation agreement between these parties as things go forward? 7 these parties as things go forward? ? thank you. and just to remind viewers who might be joining ? thank you. and just to remind viewers who might bejoining us now, we have special coverage here on bbc news of plaid cymru's spring conference in wales, where the party's leader is expected to address the conference shortly. and you mentioned there, the cooperation agreement between welsh labour and piedt cymru when it comes to governance in wales.- piedt cymru when it comes to governance in wales. how has this agreement — governance in wales. how has this agreement been _ governance in wales. how has this agreement been for— governance in wales. how has this agreement been for plaid - governance in wales. how has this

thank you very much- _ vaughan gething is due to be formally nominated as the new first minister of walesp contest by 51.7% to succeed mark drakeford who's stepping down after more than five years in the post. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff for us. that felt is set to take place behind me in a matter of minutes. and barring any last—minute surprises to treat will be nominated as the new first minister of wales, as the new first minister of wales, a significant moment has has been said several times, he will become the first black first minister of wales but he also sees this as a generational shift and reset moving on from the older labour party politics. he of course was a jeremy corbyn supporter and shifting forwards to the general election something that vaughan gething has been keen to talk about, he will look to reset the relationship of keir starmer and we can expect to hear plenty about wales in the general election. we know the conservatives previously have pointed to wales when they wanted people to look at the record of the labour party on health with these

vaughan gething says he was taking it seriously.t leader of welsh labour and the next leader of welsh labour and the next first minister of wales. if he wins the vote, we will find out the result of that on saturday. the mother of murdered teenager brianna ghey, has met a parent of one of her daughter's killers. esther ghey met the mother of 15—year—old scarlettjenkinson who was jailed for life last month. the two women discussed the dangers of mobile phone use by children and the challenges of parenting. sally nugent has been speaking to esther ghey. i know that all of these emotions and, like, feelings like hate — it's only going to impact me. i genuinely don't feel any of those towards scarlett�*s parents, and... i actually don't feel that towards scarlett, either. esther ghey talking about one of the teenagers who murdered her daughter. 16—year—old brianna was stabbed to death last february. scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe had watched videos of violence and torture online before killing her. now, just over a year later, es

vaughan gething is elected as welsh labour leader and first minister of wales — making him the firsttion's history. a history that we write together. i'm anna foster, live injerusalem. as the first ship bringing aid to gaza unloads its supplies, the us and un renew warnings about an israeli offensive in rafah, saying a ground assault would be a "humanitarian catastrophe". in the world's biggest democratic exercise, india will vote in national elections from the 19th april. and here in the uk — a developing story — a major it glitch at one of the country's main supermarket chains leaves thousands without grocery deliveries. hello, i'm lauren taylor. we start in wales, where vaughan gething has just been announced as the winner of the welsh labour leadership election. the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. vaughan gething, wales' economy minister and a former solicitor, was born in zambia and will become wales' and europe's first black leader. in his acceptance speech after being voted as the new welsh labour

the inquiry coincides with vaughan gething standing to be the next first minister of wales.t's been a long—feared development in the worldwide spread of bird flu. for the first time it's been found in penguins in sub antarctica. the virus has been discovered in gentous and king penguins. hundreds of thousands of them live in south georgia — an island teeming with birdlife. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. they come to the islands of south georgia to nest and raise their chicks. gentoo penguins are a vital part of a wildlife haven. but now avian flu has arrived and five gentoos have tested positive. five more cases have been detected in a separate king penguin colony, too. it's the first time this deadly virus has been confirmed in penguins in the sub—antarctic. south georgia is a spectacular island. there are so many unique concentrations of wildlife, most of which are globally important. so if bird flu were to take ahold and cause very high mortalities across the island, it would would be of conservation concern. scientists think migratory birds — skuas and gian

vaughan gething is elected as welsh labour leader and first minister of wales, making him the first blacky, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. india will vote in national elections from 19th april in the world's biggest democratic exercise. and i am injerusalem where there is a glimmer of progress. people in russia are going to the polls on the second day of voting in the presidential election. hello. we start in wales, where vaughan gething will become europe's first black leader, after winning the welsh labour leadership election. the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. in his acceptance speech, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history.

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will it be vaughan gething orjeremy miles? who will be the new first minister?sh wildlife photography awards have produced their usual high standard of entries, among them this stunning shot of two swans at sundown taken in north tyneside. there are frolicking frogs captured at play in perthshire. an urban fox exposed in the sunlight of bristol — and this photo, entitled "beech for the sky". but the overall best photograph was judged to be this stunning image of a deflated football floating near a dorset beach, beset with barnacles. the ball was found here off of chesil beach. it was found by a local beachcomber and i had the opportunity to get in the water around here. i did take quite a few pictures. as i was snorkelling i got that split shot view which you can sort of see — the ball on the surface and then another world underneath. a team of international scientists is carrying out a remarkable experiment in the arctic circle to find out if they can stop sea ice from melting as the world gets warmer. they are trying to thicken the ice by pouring salt water on

very best of to british you now, welsh labour leader gething has leader vaughan gething has officiallyd as the new first minister of wales . and new first minister of wales. and of course, he succeeds mark drakeford, who resigned on tuesday after having held the position since 2018. mr gething was elected as the welsh government leader by members of the senate a little earlier today. well gb news political correspondent katherine forster joins me now from cardiff. catherine, always a pleasure. yesterday when we spoke, it was pretty hard to find a local who had a good word to say about mr drakeford. what's the reaction to the new fella ? to the new fella? >> well, we'll come to that in just a moment. martin but first of all, i think it's worth having a little look at what he had to say because of course, he has made history today as the first black leader of any country in europe. so he got 27 out of 51 votes. let's have a quick look now at part of his speech. >> i am, after all, the first elected leader of my party and indeed my country with an app in the name . the name. >> we have. >

his successor, vaughan gething , will successor, vaughan gething, will take over from tomorrow. but welsh labour politicians have concerns about their newly elected leader after he was criticised for getting £200,000 from a firm owned by a man convicted of environmental crimes . britain's roads are at crimes. britain's roads are at breaking point as pothole numbers reach an eight year high. a report found. just 47% of local miles were rated as good, with 36% adequate and 17% poon good, with 36% adequate and 17% poor. the asphalt industry alliance said councils were expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. that's up 43% on the previous year and the highest annual total since 2015. pothole campaigner mark morrell wants to see the government invest in road repairs. >> now i don't accept there's no money. they find for money things that they want to spend on that. i, you know me and you disagree hs2. £66 disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billion road that billion to build a road that won't go in central london, never to to birmingham won't go in central london, ne

vaughan gething been resolved. vaughan gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader in the new first minister of wales. he will become the first black leader of any european country . become the first black leader of any european country. mr gething won a narrow contest against his only rival jeremy miles, taking 51.7% of the vote. he's expected to be confirmed as first minister on wednesday, when a vote will take place in the senate, and he will replace mark drakeford, who has held the post since 2018. it means no uk nafion since 2018. it means no uk nation will be led by a white male for the first time since devolution began in the late 1990s. >> today we turn a page in the book of our nation's history , a book of our nation's history, a history that we write together , history that we write together, not just because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country , but because a country, but because a generational dial has jumped to like ken and jane. devolution is not so

vaughan gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader and first minister of wales. the first black leader of any european country, in his acceptance speech he said it marked a generational shift. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. our top stories this evening. a win or a draw or even a version of a loss — the six nations title is in ireland's hands and they're close to clinging onto it for a second year in a row. four goals from the 83rd minute onwards. the first fa cup quarter final has a blistering climax and a win for coventry. and a good first day — not great on day two. how do rory mcilroy�*s chances look during his third round at the players championship? hello again. welcome along to sportsday. ireland are on the verge of back to back six nations titles. of the four teams that entered the final weekend with a chance of winning the tournament, much was in their favour — mainly the maths. a win against scotland in dublin would do it, as would a draw... even defeat with two bonus points... but with about ten minutes to go, they lead to 17—6 at the

vaughan gething is due to be formally nominated as the new first minister of wales later today.rakeford, who has stepped down from the post after more than five years. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan has the story. after five years in which covid and brexit dominated his time in charge, mark drakeford gave an emotional farewell yesterday, describing how this past year had been the hardest of his life as wales' first minister. for me personally, the last 12 months has been the hardest and the saddest of my life. i'm grateful to all those people who help. the colleagues here. i'm most grateful of all to the people that we are lucky enough to serve. applause. having already held two of the biggest ministerial portfolios in welsh politics — in health and the economy — this afternoon, vaughan gething will take on his toughest political role yet and, in doing so, becoming the first black man to lead a european nation. his campaign was dominated by the news a £200,000 donation was made to mr gething by a company owned by a man with convictions for dumping illegal waste. but what w

now junior >> vaughan gething.junior doctors in england have voted by 98% to continue with their strike action in their long running dispute over pay. the british medical association is requesting a 35% pay rise, which the government has previously said is unreasonable. there have been ten walkouts so far by junior doctors since the first one in march last year. junior doctors since the first one in march last year . and one in march last year. and lastly, hmrc has reversed its decision to close its self—assessment telephone helpline for half the year. the tax authority originally announced the line would be closed between april and september, with taxpayers directed to online services instead . mps criticised the instead. mps criticised the u—turn and shadow financial secretary james murray told the commons the government is giving up on serious governance, is running the treasury . running the treasury. >> this morning, just after we requested this urgent question , requested this urgent question, we found out th

and the second point is, of course, that vaughan gething is a very senior— that vaughan gething is ahat he will represent the welsh government and interests in the fullest _ government and interests in the fullest extent. we understand there would have been discussion in those early cobra meetings about public health matters and at that stage, the virus had not been declared a pandemic but by mid january it had spread to thailand and japan. uk scientists who are reporting a 12% hospitalisation rate and there was evidence of limited human—to—human transmission. so do you not think you should have involved yourself in those early discussions concerning what would have been very worrying virus? i have been very worrying virus? i think, as you have said, discussions were _ think, as you have said, discussions were focused on health evidence and health— were focused on health evidence and health responses. at that point i believed — health responses. at that point i believed the person best placed to represent the welsh government in those _ represent the welsh government in those discuss

the new welsh labour leader replacing him is vaughan gething, and he'll be the first black leader ofut that would give more power to football fans. if it passes, there would be an independent regulator, separate from politicians and football authorities, that would keep an eye on the top five divisions of men's football in england. and who's going to play the next james bond? well, the sun newspaper reported that avengers star aaron taylor—johnson has been offered the role, although the bbc asked him as well as the company that makes the bond films, and we haven't heard back. i'll leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. yes, over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian new year's custom. so happy spring to everyone who's celebrating. and that's you all caught up now. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on the programme. english football's new era, as the creation of the first independent regulator for the men's game is introduced by the uk government. chelsea are in compl

the new welsh labour leader replacing him is vaughan gething, and he'll be the first black leader ofng set out that would give more power to football fans. if it passes, there would be an independent regulator, separate from politicians and football authorities, that would keep an eye on the top five divisions of men's football in england. and who's going to play the next james bond? well, the sun newspaper reported that avengers star aaron taylor—johnson has been offered the role, although the bbc asked him as well as the company that makes the bond films, and we haven't heard back. i'll leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. yes, over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian new year's custom. so happy spring to everyone who's celebrating. and that's you all caught up now. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on the programme. english football's new era, as the creation of the first independent regulator for the men's game is introduced by the uk government. chelsea are

the new welsh labour leader replacing him is vaughan gething and he'll be the first black leader of anyore power to football fans. if it passes, there would be an independent regulator separate from politicians and football authorities, that would keep an eye on the top five divisions of men's football in england. and who's going to play the next james bond? well, the sun newspaper reported that avengers star aaron taylor—johnson has been offered the role, although the bbc asked him as well as the company that makes the bond films and we haven't heard back. i will leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. yes, over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian new year's custom. so happy spring to everyone who's celebrating. and that's your call up now. have a good night. hello there and welcome along to sports day. i'm gavin ramsay. and coming up on the programme, english football's new era as the creation of the first independent regulator for the men's game is introduced by the uk government's. chelsea are in complete contr

>> that's a matter for vaughan gething and the labour party.on monday evening, around 14 of them met in a meeting here in the senate, because of that disquiet amongst the that's a matter for the group, that's a matter for the group, that's a matter for the party to deal with the labour party to deal with amongst themselves question amongst themselves and question themselves how they themselves in terms of how they run leadership campaigns. themselves in terms of how they run of leadership campaigns. themselves in terms of how they run of course,ership campaigns. themselves in terms of how they run of course, there's ampaigns. themselves in terms of how they run of course, there's alsoaigns. themselves in terms of how they run of course, there's also ajns. themselves in terms of how they run of course, there's also a lot >> of course, there's also a lot of disquiet, isn't there, in westminster frank hester westminster over frank hester and the 10 million. but thank you very much for to talking us on gb news this morning. so back to you now from

vaughan gething been resolved.der in the new first minister of wales. he will become the first black leader of any european country . become the first black leader of any european country. mr gething won a narrow contest against his only rival jeremy miles, taking 51.7% of the vote. he's expected to be confirmed as first minister on wednesday, when a vote will take place in the senate, and he will replace mark drakeford, who has held the post since 2018. it means no uk nafion since 2018. it means no uk nation will be led by a white male for the first time since devolution began in the late 1990s. >> today we turn a page in the book of our nation's history , a book of our nation's history, a history that we write together , history that we write together, not just because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country , but because a country, but because a generational dial has jumped to like ken and jane. devolution is not something that i have had to get used to or to adapt to, or to a

but will vaughan undo the will vaughan gething undo the damage caused by mark drakeford? rishi sunak about to be sensationally replaced as pm? i'll be asking a former member of the senate and ex tory mp neil hamilton. he's next. you're watching mark dolan tonight on gb news. well, i didn't think catherine posed for that photograph . her posed for that photograph. her health is the priority, but i think the palace have made a ridiculous mistake by putting out what proved to be a very flawed and, questionable image. while the results are, i should say, the emails are coming in thick and fast, cath says mark, i agree with you. catherine did not pose for this photograph. i think was pressured to think she was pressured to release a photograph because she's poorly. to stop the she's poorly. and to stop the gossip. it's made things so gossip. but it's made things so much worse. her much worse. where are her advisors? feel very sorry for advisors? i feel very sorry for her, says mark, being 100% her, alan says mark, being 100% a royalist who served my country. who the hell cares

vaughan gething the afternoon.ister of wales after winning the labour leadership election . the labour leadership election. mr gething, who will become the first black leader of any european country, beat his only rival miles, with 51.7% rival jeremy miles, with 51.7% of the vote. he's expected to replace mark drakeford as first minister on wednesday, following a vote in the senate . drivers a vote in the senate. drivers have been avoiding the m25 after the first ever planned daytime closure. it began late last night. people have been warned to stay away from a five mile stretch in surrey, between junctions ten and 11. it will remain closed until 6:00 on monday morning. an 11.5 mile diversion is being created to direct traffic along a roads and the female employees suspended by formula one's red bull team has formally appealed against the decision to clear team. the decision to clear the team. principal horner , of principal christian horner, of controlling behaviour. she made the earlier this the allegation earlie

and vaughan gething is set to succeed mark drakeford as the first minister of wales — making him thecountry. hello, i'm anjana gadgil. princess diana's brother, charles spencer, has told the bbc that he and his sister suffered violent punishments at home by a nanny referred to as nanny forster. he said the punishments were painful and really hurt, adding that violence against children damages them, whatever family they are born into. charles spencer also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the scrutiny currently being faced by catherine, the current princess of wales.

the winner, either vaughan gething orjeremy miles, will take over as first minister next week. years. the result is expected just after 10:00 and we'll have special coverage for viewers in the uk. the woman who made accusations about christian horner�*s behaviour is to appeal against the red bull formula one team's decision to dismiss her complaint. the woman, who was suspended from her position by red bull last week, accused the team principal christian horner of inappropriate and controlling behaviour. he's denied all accusations. sir lenny henry has finished his final stint as the host of comic relief after co—founding the charity 39 years ago. the televised charity fundraising event raised over 38 million this year. sir lenny gave a heartfelt goodbye and said it had been an honour and a joy. iam i am moved and really finding it difficult to hold it together. so thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. the united nations is warning of life—threatening malnutrition in haiti's capital, port—au—prince as violence and political unrest continue to spread. a transitional counci

vaughan gething is set to become the next first minister of wales after winning the