the biggest network of modern day slavery is exposed in the uk. eight people are convicted after forcing more than 400 victims into manual labour and more than 400 victims into manual labourand paint more than 400 victims into manual labour and paint them as little as 50pa labour and paint them as little as 50p a day. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me, controlling me. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters as the former leader of the english defence league faces jail after found guilty of co nte m pt of faces jail after found guilty of contempt of court. boost for the uk car industry. jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in

birmingham. and in wimbledon, the dream duo as andy murray and serena williams prepared to start their mixed doubles campaign. a gang has been convicted of running the uk's largest modern slavery ring. police believe up to 400 victims were forced to work by a gang of polish criminals in the west midlands who raked in millions of pounds. the gang cured vulnerable people from poland to the uk, where they force them to work for a pittance. eight people have been found guilty of offences including trafficking, money—laundering and forcing people to perform. labour.

their victims, some as young as 17, were made to live in rooms like these — filthy, often rat—infested, with no heating or light, toilets blocked and the stench unbearable. the gang was made up of five men and three women, all from poland. 52—year—old ignacy brzezinski, 41—year—old wojciech nowa kowski and 26—year—old jan sadowski were sentenced today to more than a total of 20 years for modern slavery offences. for the first time, the bbc can report that, in february, five others were convicted of their roles in the conspiracy and were also jailed. together, they preyed on the vulnerable in poland and lured them to the west midlands, promising them a wealthy life. they targeted former prisoners, the homeless, alcoholics. translation: to be honest, i came here to start a new life, but i didn't know that this new life

would start with such really big problems. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me. they were controlling me. more than 90 victims gave evidence during the trial here, but police believe the true number of victims is in the hundreds. they were forced to carry out manual labour on farms and in factories and were paid as little as 50p a day, while their masters kept most of their earnings. the anti—slavery commissioner said this case sends a strong message that trafficking will not be tolerated. west midlands police began looking into what was happening four years. they would convince the victims, for example, that they were unlawfully in the country, that if they left the house that the traffickers provided for them, that they would be arrested by the police. sometimes, they were given a debt, so they were told that they owed the traffickers £5,000 and they had to work off that debt. so there's a lot of these methods the traffickers would use

to make them feel trapped. 0ne slave was given a chicken as payment for redecorating a house. another man had to wash in a canal because he had no other water. the gang was discovered after charities identified victims. this man works undercover and wants to remain anonymous. very withdrawn, physically shaken, disorientated. we had victims presenting with black eyes, one victim presented with a broken arm, so his broken arm had re—set itself out of alignment. ripped clothing, emaciated. while the victims suffered, the gang bosses lived an opulent lifestyle, driving lavish cars and buying designer clothes. over five years, they made at least £2 million. after sentencing, judge mary stacey told the court, the harm in this case was at the very highest level, and she warned that all too often such offences were being carried

out in plain sight. thank you for talking to us. i was struck there, not just thank you for talking to us. i was struck there, notjust by thank you for talking to us. i was struck there, not just by the appalling treatment meted out to these people but by the sheer scale of it, 400 victims! because people can come into britain from eu countries without any stopping or searching, you can get enormous numbers of people getting into britain. they don't get trafficked until they arrive. when they arrive, they have responded to an advert in a paper or on the internet, saying, come to britain, you have to get here yourself and take your unfair.

but when you get to britain, you suddenly find that the dream of £20,000 a year, free accommodation and free food, is a sham. these people are being spun complete lie? not only these people, it is sex slaves, domestic slaves, children slaves. it is a hidden crime. howdy big do you think this problem of slavery in our modern world is? nobody knows because by the very nature slavery is hidden so it is guesswork. but it certainly is the second—largest criminal activity in the world, netting to the traffickers £180 billion, the first being drugs in the second being trafficking and the third being arms, so it is right up there as one of the major things, the marketing of the major things, the marketing of human beings. it was theresa may who when she was in the home office first made this a criminal offence

and first pressed for action. how difficult is it still though to bring those responsible to put? she did not make it a criminal offence, she extended the sentences, so you can have life imprisonment for trafficking, it is unlikely to ever happen but it sent a message out we put to the rest of the world that trafficking is that serious. it was extended from 14 or 21 years to life. but she really pushed this. but how difficult is it to get conviction? quite difficult. i have got to congratulate the police who have done a fantasticjob on this case. police forces all over britain, thanks to this legislation, are much more aware of trafficking than they were, and it is right up the list now of activities to keep an eye on, and most commissioners put it high up the ladder. that is the first thing. the second thing

is, where we are bad, we can get better, is looking up to victims. when you actually charge the gang, you rely on the evidence of the victims to actually convict them. u nless victims to actually convict them. unless you care for those victims in a very compassionate, caring way, they have all been abused, they have all been hurt, they have all been destroyed as people, you won't give them evidence against their traffickers because they fear for their own safety. that is presumably pa rt their own safety. that is presumably part of the difficulty in getting convictions because so many of the victims. .. convictions because so many of the victims... just disappear. i have met many victims who have gone back to europe before the case comes to court. so if you look at the figures, the number of prosecutions are high because the police have done a good job, but the number of convictions are slow because the priority of the modern slavery act is on convictions. it is not on caring for victims. if it was, we

would have many more victims staying in britain and prepared to give evidence to the traffickers. you talk about this is a hidden problem. we know our police forces are very stretched. if people do suspect that there is some form of slavery trafficking going on, what sort of things should they be looking at? there is a long list, there is a helpline, but if you ring the helpline, but if you ring the helpline, all they do is refer you to the police. i am not critical of it but it does not solve the problem. you can easily make mistakes, i have, thinking people are victims, and they don't have a clue what you're talking about, and they actually believe that they are happy. you say to them, sorry you are looking miserable. you don't go up are looking miserable. you don't go up to anybody and say things like that. to spot the signs require skill and training, but our signs are signs of men that are under the control of gangs, they are

terrified, women and the sex trade can spotted be by the police, boys and girls on the street begging are spotted, domestics, you never see them being abused because that is behind closed doors, so the answer is, sporting a victim is pretty difficult, and even i who have been out the snapper ten years since i left parliament, i find out the snapper ten years since i left parliament, ifind difficulty and get it wrong, particularly with men because men are very proud, they don't think they are trafficked, they just don't think they are trafficked, theyjust think don't think they are trafficked, they just think they have got a bad job. thank you very much indeed. the former leader of the far right english defence league, tommy robinson, faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. robinson was convicted of filming defendants in a child sex exploitation trial and broadcasting the footage on social media in breach of the reported ban on the case.

shame on you! the news that stephen yaxley—lennon had been found in contempt of court did not go down well with his supporters outside the old bailey. some surged at the police — missiles thrown, batons raised. it had been calmer in court, where the man also known as tommy robinson just shook his head as thejudge said he had interfered with the justice process. how are you feeling about your verdict? about your verdict? what verdict? how are you feeling about the verdict? it was this controversial broadcast live on social media last year that meant he had broken strict rules about what can be reported about court cases. it doesn't seem like much guilt. he'd filmed and confronted defendants accused of sexual exploitation of girls outside leeds crown court. it was viewed more than 250,000 times. thejudge said mr yaxley—lennon's behaviour, aggressively confronting some of the defendants, live—streaming from outside leeds crown court, and breaking reporting restrictions was a serious interference

with the administration ofjustice. leaving the courtroom, mr yaxley—lennon claimed, "i've been convicted for who i am, not what i've done." you have now been found in contempt of court, do you think the myth of tommy robinson has been burst now? you don't care that people's freedoms have been taken away that a judicial system has just prosecuted someone because of who they are, not what they've done, you don't care, do you? do you not care about people's freedoms to report? you are meant to be a journalist! do you think you are going back to prison? i know i am going back to prison. last may, mr yaxley—lennon was sent to jail for 13 months but released after just two because it was found the decision had been rushed. he will now be sentenced again and could return to prison. jaguar land rover is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to

build a range of electric vehicles at its plant in birmingham. it will begin with an electric version of the jaguar xj in 2020. the company says it will secure the jobs of more than 2500 workers at the plant although it announced more than double the number of job although it announced more than double the number ofjob losses early in the year. that electric ca i’s early in the year. that electric cars account for just 1% early in the year. that electric cars account forjust 1% of early in the year. that electric cars account for just 1% of the market so is this a good choice? after 6000 lay—offs in the last two years, workers at jaguar land rover finally had a reason to be cheerful as they arrived at work today. the boss announced the company was spending nearly £1 billion on electrifying one of its most famous models. julia and martin davies got married after meeting at the plant. 0ur son—in—law‘s here, so this is the next generation, they're taking it on. it's secured their futures, it is just fantastic. and that genesis... jlr has been very downbeat about the damage a no—deal brexit could do to future investment. today there was a change of tune. today is the day of electrifying

the plant and honouring our people who are going with us to define a new electrified future. you are spending nearly £1 billion when you said the prospect of a no—deal brexit would stop investment in the uk. some will say you were crying wolf. we have made clear our statement to brexit, and nothing has changed. however, it's also quite clear that we have a clear strategy, and we really want to go ahead, and we are, from our heart and soul point of view, we are a british company. seeing a production line standing idle like this is not normally good news, but not today, this lot is going to be stripped out, totally re—tooled to make the electric successor to the xj model. in the race for electrification, jaguar land rover started almost in last place, with 90% of its fleet powered by diesel — this is a very big step into an electric future.

£1 billion sounds a lot, but it is tiny compared to what others are spending. the big manufacturers are making very big moves. vw alone is investing £70 billion in electric cars. daimler, the owner of mercedes, is spending 33 billion. in total, car—makers have announced investments of £240 billion, with nearly half of that earmarked for projects in china, with the rest in north america, europe and japan. the car industry has fundamentally changed. there is going to be more change in the next ten or 15 years than the previous hundred years, and it's a great shame that at this critical moment, the uk is punching below its weight because of concerns and uncertainty over brexit, for example, and we've got to cut through that as quickly as possible. there might be a risk that companies are moving faster than consumers here. although the numbers are growing fast, electric cars only make up 1% of those on the road, principally because there aren't enough of these charging points. there's got to be a risk that we're not ready to buy

the cars they want to make. it's the end of an era for the xj, as the last of the old generation leaves the building. privately, the company says, brexit permitting, other models may follow where the xj has led. later on bbc news, we will have a wider discussion about the story, talking about the future of electric vehicles in the uk. do we have the infrastructure in place? are people ready to switch? and how does the uk compared to other countries? you can get in touch with your questions and comments on this. we will answer them at 8:30pm. the latest headlines: the biggest network of modern day slavery is exposed in the uk. eight people are convicted after

forcing more than 400 victims in manual labour. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters as the former leader of the far right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. a boost for the uk car industry. jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles. now that much anticipated mixed doubles pairing is due to begin very shortly at wimbledon, and there for us shortly at wimbledon, and there for us keeping abreast of all the action is our sports correspondent. thanks a lot forjoining is our sports correspondent. thanks a lot for joining us is our sports correspondent. thanks a lot forjoining us this evening. john, a lot of excitement, they are due on court shortly, tell us a bit about this extraordinary pairing and how it came about. andy murray as we

know was not sure whether or not he would be playing at wimbledon this year after the operation to resu rfa ce year after the operation to resurface his hip, but he pleased everybody no end when he said he would play in the main's doubles. you can imagine the extra lift he received when he announced he would play mixed doubles alongside serena williams. we will talk more on that ina williams. we will talk more on that in a moment, but we have a brilliant story unravelling at the moment out on centre court not least because a 15—year—old who has lit up this tournament once again, wimbledon would not be wimbledon without the gb public being put through the ring, and so often a british player does that, but not tonight, it is a 15—year—old having surprised many upsetting venus williams in the opening round of play and then a former wimbledon semifinalist in the second round. she has fought her way back into her third—round match having dropped the set before

winning the second on a tie—break. and i can tell you the amount of support not only on centre court for her a few moments ago when she fought her way back into the match but the huge crowd on henman hill behind me was deafening. so we could see once again real surprise, a real shock, if as many hope she can book her place in the next round. realise of course will then fix on andy murray and serena williams in the mixed doubles. andy murray himself said if he never plays mixed doubles again, he would always have wanted to play with serena williams. this is an opportunity you cannot pass up bearing in mind serena williams has 139 grand slam titles in doubles and singles, and as we know andy murray is the prince of wimbledon. so these two together out in court later will bea two together out in court later will be a fantastic moment in wimbledon history. there was some debate about who andy murray would play with. a

lot of offers came his way, not least also from his gran, who has finally got over the disappointment of not teaming up with her grandson. if you're still looking for a mixed doubles partner, you have got the right one here, no problem. any tips? yes. what should trams. -- watch your trams. we know the talent i’u ns watch your trams. we know the talent runs deep in the murray family. i'm not surprised that grandma murray has tennis talent in there as well. a lot of questions faced andy murray as to who he would play with. a lot of players suggested they had not been asked, some had been, some turned him down. serena williams felt it was too good to turn down, not least because she is a big admirer of andy murray and all he has achieved in the game and all he

has achieved in the game and all he has done, also for women's tennis. but it was all of those questions he faced from journalists, she said, i would do itjust faced from journalists, she said, i would do it just for you faced from journalists, she said, i would do itjust for you guys. how likely do you think it is?|j would do itjust for you guys. how likely do you think it is? i don't know. if you guys really want to, may be able do it. all right, don! just for you guys, don't forget! —— done. so, to huge stars coming together. it must be quite something for them to work out exactly how to play when they're out on court together? absolutely, it's a tough discipline, very different from the singles andy murray has played

previously, they will probably both face competitors, both be challenging for bulls out there, they will both be taking shots of each other. everybody is excited to see them play a little bit later on, not just a fancy of see them play a little bit later on, notjust a fancy of course, the journalists, but also a lot of players as well who will be excited about seeing them take to court, and that includes roger federer. about seeing them take to court, and that includes roger federatm about seeing them take to court, and that includes roger federer. it will be exciting, to say the least.|j will be watching. that is an amazing partnership. they will have a lot of fun. i don't think there's any team in the drawer that wants to play them. they will be a force to be reckoned with. good luck to everybody else! it will be a tough one to beat. they both take it seriously, but i feel like it will be such a pleasure for people to watch. it will be historic, so i would definitely be watching as

well. there you go, carol, the hill will be watching, we will be watching and roger pedro will be watching and roger pedro will be watching as well. you are in the right place tonight! many thanks for that, quite an evening ahead. families of the victim of the serial killer say fresh inquests will focus on police failings. he drugged and raped four young men and dumped their bodies near his home in london between 2014 and 2015. since his conviction, the families have questioned why he was not stopped sooner. questioned why he was not stopped sooner. jess phillips has left her ten—year—old son on the steps of downing street as a protest against funding cuts which have led to some schools closing at lunchtime on friday. her son danny was left to get on with homework, joined by other children from the demonstration. he attends one of the schools in birmingham which closed

earlier. earlier today, she led a march from parliament square where hundreds of pupils, parents, teachers to protest at the 4.5 day week. this evening the two leadership hopefuls are in scotland for hustings in perth. both men want to protect the union while delivering brexit. nicola sturgeon says scotland is heading towards independence regardless of who wins the contest. tory activists need to work hard in perth. they lost this seat by just 21 votes at the last general election. but which potential leader could deliver victory next time? i don't think boris has got the gravitas or the attention span to deal with all the serious issues that are facing the country at this point in time. i'm going to be voting for boris. we need somebody who believed and believes in brexit

in order to deliver brexit. at the moment, i consider boris to be the best candidate for the job. i thinkjeremy hunt is definitely the best candidate to keep the union. it's quite clear on doors that people that usually vote conservative will be put off if it's borisjohnson that's leader. jeremy hunt arrived in scotland with promises to support the green energy sector and boost whisky exports, saying he can deliver a brexit but keeps the uk united. i want a brexit that works for the union. i am a passionate and committed unionist. borisjohnson took a tour of bae systems in glasgow. he says he is convinced that delivering brexit properly could strengthen the union. i think that actually what will happen is that, once we've done a sensible, pragmatic brexit, what will happen is that the whole uk, the awesome foursome, all four nations will come together, scotland and the rest.

hunting with foxhounds may prove popular at the scottish game fair, but it's not how people will choose their candidate. i hate to say it, but probably boris. why? oh, gosh. i don't know. because he has more personality, i think. the tories in scotland have enjoyed something of a resurgence in recent years. they need a new leader who won't do anything to reverse those gains. their top priority is a leader who won't increase support for scottish independence. borisjohnson would be more likely to lead to an independent scotland in the shorter term. why? just because he is rather outspoken and, to a certain extent, he is the antithesis of what people in scotland are looking for as a politician. i think boris is not popular in scotland. why is that? why is boris...? not popular in scotland? i think he's too flippant. i don't think he's serious enough for the scots. he's not down to earth enough. some polling evidence does suggest that scottish voters may be more likely to support independence if borisjohnson becomes prime minister.

both candidates will be questioned in detail on their scottish policies in the next couple of hours. i will correspond and is at the hustings in perth and joins us now. those hustings actually started half an hour ago. the big issue clearly is that one of the union and the question of a potential referendum on scottish independence. those questions been raised this session? actually, it started a bit late, it got under way ten minutes ago as you say expect a lot of questions about the union on scottish independence 01’ the union on scottish independence or not. the scottish conservative party members as they enter the concert hall this evening were met by boos and jeers from a couple of

hundred people outside who are anti—brexit in pro independence. there are strong feelings here on the matter. jeremy hunt and boris johnson have already indicated to a certain degree their view on this matter this afternoon, jeremy hunt is reported to have said he will not granta is reported to have said he will not grant a second referendum on scottish independence if he becomes prime minister, even if the snp win a majority at holyrood. boris johnson has talked about the minister for the johnson has talked about the ministerfor the union johnson has talked about the minister for the union and that he would stress test policies if he became prime minister to see how it affects the devolved nations. hard to read which of those candidates is more popular here in scotland amongst those who are voting, which is that small group of 160,000 conservative party members here in scotland. remember, boris received more of the votes from scottish

conservative mps in the ballot at westminster. however, the bulk of msps in holyrood supportjeremy hunt, as does the scottish conservative party leader, ruth davidson, because she says conservative party leader, ruth davidson, because she sasteremy hunt is better with his position on the union and his unequivocal support for the union, so hard to read how the candidates, the support levels are here in scotland, but certainly expect a lot of crossing on the union tonight. and the white backdrop there in scotland in scotla nd backdrop there in scotland in scotland is a place that voted to remain. both contenders are committed to getting the uk out of the european union. in boris johnson's case, definitely by the 3ist johnson's case, definitely by the 31st of october, and that is what jeremy hunt is also aiming for.l very tricky position for them here in scotland. a majority of people

here amongst the wider electorate voted in favour of remaining in the european union. you get a sense of how challenging the position might be, whoever becomes prime minister, in the fact that the present incumbent, theresa may, was up in scotla nd incumbent, theresa may, was up in scotland yesterday. she said there was a very real risk of the uk breaking up in the event of a new deal brexit, underlining just how important she thinks this issue will be for her successor. so a very tricky balancing act in terms of the european union and the other union when it comes to scotland, that of the uk. many thanks for the latest from those hustings. let's bring you some breaking news on that big ten a story we have all been waiting for, the arrival in court of serena

williams and andy murray. we have just heard that in fact the match has been postponed until tomorrow, so has been postponed until tomorrow, soiam has been postponed until tomorrow, so i am sure there will be an awful lot of fans out there who will be very disappointed. the matches to going ahead, but it got too late in the evening so the match has been rescheduled for tomorrow, and we will bring you more on that later. swedish police say they are investigating a fight in stockholm last sunday in which it is thought that the rapper punched another man in the street. a spokesperson has said the wrapper‘s lawyers are appealing the decision. it has been glorious weather. is it going to last? friday brought a city of contrast with some warm weather. and

more cloud and shower. we will see that band pushing south into parts of north wales and northern ireland. to the north, some slightly fresher air moving in with single figures across more rural spots. further south, warm humid air with overnight lows of 15 degrees in london. through saturday morning, that band of rain and cloud towards east anglia. a few splashes of rain moving further south and could be the odd shower may be affecting wimbledon. for northern england northern ireland and scotland sunny spells and should be dry through the day and temperature is will range between that 14 to 23 degrees. there isa between that 14 to 23 degrees. there is a chance of catching a shower particularly for parts of southern and south—eastern england but we won't all see them. top temperatures a little fresher than saturday.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the biggest network of modern day slavery is exposed in the uk eight people are convicted after forcing more than 400 victims into manual labour on farms and in factories. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me spying on me. they were controlling me. they were anger amongst tommy robinson supporters as the former leader of the far right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. a boost for the uk car industry jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. and in wimbledon double trouble, as andy murray andy murray and serena williams's match is postponed until tomorrow. there's been a warning that police numbers are dangerously low

which is contributing ‘to a feeling of lawlessness'. it comes from six former heads of the metropolitan police. they blame cuts to police resources which they say has undermined the ability to solve crime and restore public confidence. the government has responded by saying it spent a record amount on policing last year. tolu adeoye reports. a virtual destruction of neighbourhood policing. resources trained to dangerously low levels. members of the public left with perilously low expectations. some of the words used by former met police commissioners to describe the state policing in the uk. in a letter to the times, they blamed cuts and say the times, they blamed cuts and say the system must be overhauled. everyone notices that community policing is been cut back twitching levels. people notice the police struggling to deal and respond with all the calls they put in and calls

are triage in an increasingly. investment of resources are stretched. we have had eight years of what i would see is policy misdirection. the former commissioners ran the met between 1993 and 2017. they say that police cuts have contributed to a feeling of lawlessness with drug and knife crime majorfactors. lorraine's sun was stabbed to death five years ago. she heads up a boxing charity helping young people stay safe. do you agree with what the former commissioners have said today? you agree with what the former commissioners have said today7m you agree with what the former commissioners have said today? it is not all about police cuts, no. but the police cuts have a very large factor in terms of why knife crime and youth violence had got out of control to the degree that it has. if we had more police, they would be able to do theirjob more. right now. because of the cuts to the police, because of the cuts to community groups and within the

social surroundings, we are now dealing with a horrendous horrifying problem of youth violence. the home 0ffice problem of youth violence. the home office says funding has increased and the system is being reformed because subway electric may feel like lawlessness to some, stats show violent crime is down year—on—year but today london's mia said more must be done. we have seen over the la st must be done. we have seen over the last eight or nine years record numberof last eight or nine years record number of police officers being lost from london. record numbers of community officers being lost. that is why it is important for police office rs is why it is important for police officers who are experts to speak out and it is important that government reverses the massive cuts they have made on policing but also preventative services. the former commissioners want to say to policing investigated. they say the next prime minister will inherit the urgent task of restoring confidence. surgeons in australia have successfully rewired the nerves of paralysed patients to give them movement in their arms and hands. 16 patients who had no use of any of their limbs were operated on.

13 of them can now bend their elbows and use their hands to grip things. the surgery has been described as life changing. here's our health correspondent james gallagher. this might seem simple, but it's remarkable. once—paralysed patients have been given the use of their arms and hands again. they can feed themselves, put on make—up or hold hands with a partner. paul robinson was injured in a dirt bike accident four years ago. i can pick something with my left that i wouldn't be able to do with my right. but he can now live independently and play wheelchair rugby after having his nerves rewired. the reason you can move your hands and fingers is because messages come from your brain, travel down your spinal cord and then through nerves in your arms to control the muscles in your arms and hands. after a spinal—cord injury, those messages from the brain get blocked, they get stopped, you lose control and become paralysed. in this study, all the patients had

a small amount of control over muscles in the upper arm and shoulder, so what the doctors did was they took the nerves that controlled these muscles and rewired them. they connected them to the nerves further down the arm, allowing patients to bend at the elbow and to open and close their hands. this is jake, learning to use his arms and hands again after an accident in a swimming pool left him paralysed. surgery can't completely reverse the damage, but doctors say they are transforming lives. it's going to make an enormous difference. it's going to mean back to work, more involved in family life and more independence. experts warn the procedure will not work for everyone but say the study shows the brain's incredible ability to adapt. your brain can relearn that the muscle that used to turn your hand or move your shoulder can now do something different, so you have this amazing adaptability. huge advances made in paralysis.

electronic implants or cells taken from the nose are helping people move their legs again. it's early days, but all these approaches show paralysis may not have to be permanent. james gallagher, bbc news. cricket has always been a male dominated sport and something not associated with girls especially from south asian backgrounds. but this is slowly changing in bradford where two girls are breaking stereotypes and are inspiring young people, especially women to take up the sport. gaggan sabherwal went to meet the girls to find out what made them pick up a cricket bat and ball and also asked them about the kind of barriers they had to ove rco m e to pursue their dreams. cricket has given me a new life. i knew life to do something with a new goal. cricket is my passion and gives me power to express myself.

ever since i started playing cricket i wanted to break barriers. rick barriers about gender equality because even in my girls and not treated equally. i really enjoy cricket it is something that makes me feel open and enjoy it with my friends. i was brought here by the un. and i think really grateful for what they're doing for bringing me here. because of them i have access to education, food, access to the freedom that i have got here. to play cricket or any form of sport that i want to play. after coming here, i've got full freedom to do what i

they have opened the door to a predominantly mild dominated sport and have proved that they can play and have proved that they can play and they can compete. and be as good as anybody else at its. everyone should be treated equally. let's put some of the girls onto the pitch, i can guarantee girls will do better than guys. the racing punditjohn mccririck who for many years was the face of british horse racing has died at the age of 79. mccririck made his career as the face of channel 4's racing coverage, and was famous for his loud, eccentric style and his signature deerstalker hat. in later life he went on to appear on reality tv shows such as celebrity big brother. sarah campbell looks back on his life.

ladbrokes went 4—1, hill's 5—1, coral‘s 8—1... with his deerstalker hat, wild gesticulations and memorable turn of phrase, for decades, john mccririck was the face of racing. the sport has lost one of its most colourful characters. you listened to me and got on! he was such a massive figure, he was a marmite figure, because there were people who absolutely loved him or couldn't abide him. there was not really anything in between. but for the sport, he was so well known, he was flying the flag for horse racing. each way, 1—2—3... first at itv and then channel 4, he became a household name, explaining the odds. but away from the racecourse, his forthright opinions were often less well received. even the normally genial alan titchmarsh asked him to leave after he insulted a fellow guest.

you did it! after controversial appearances on reality tv shows, including celebrity big brother... 0ne condition, on one condition... he's kissing my neck! he was dropped by channel 4 from their racing coverage. he lost a subsequent age—discrimination tribunal which determined his pantomime persona and male—chauvinist views were unpalatable to audiences. it was a devastating loss to a man who lived for his work. last year, viewers were shocked by his gaunt appearance following an illness. imagine if you woke up, nojob, you worked all your lives and suddenly, for whatever reason, either through illness or some of the executives, the suits and asserts sacked you, what would you do? having no purpose in life, it's terrible. he died less than a year after this interview, survived by jenny, his wife of 48 years, who always referred to as the booby. 6-1...

offensive or old school eccentric, in what he called the betting jungle, john mccririck was king. the racing journalist, john mccririck, who's died aged 79. the headlines on bbc news. the biggest network of modern day slavery is exposed in the uk eight people are convicted after forcing more than 400 victims into manual labour on farms and in factories. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters as the former leader of the far right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. a boost for the uk car industry jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. now it's time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed hears your views about the reporting of tuesday's big football

match in france. hello and welcome to news watch with me,. deja vu for newswatch viewers, furious about sending newsreaders abroad to read the intros. was it bbc news money well spent? sending clive myrie to france on tuesday? and world cup semifinal he was there for may have attracted the crowds, but did it warrant the time it got on news bulletins? it has been a week when the bbc annual report prompted newspaper front pages about the corporation's expenditure on presenter salaries. many older viewers have been contacting newswatch unhappy with the salaries given that recent announcement of the withdrawal of the universal free licence fee for the over 75. in that context, one spending decision by the bbc news in

particular came under focus.