alex forsyth live at westminster, _ dispute is altogether. forsyth live at westminster, thank you. i live at westminster, thank you. match of the day presenter gary lineker will be back on television at the weekend after reaching a deal with the bbc. he was temporarily suspended from his show following comments on twitter about the government's language on migrants. the corporation said he broke guidelines on impartiality but after talks over the weekend the bbc will carry out an independent review of its social media guidelines. meanwhile, pressure continues to grow on bbc chairman richard sharp is our media correspondent david sillito explains. as gary lineker left home this morning the weekend dramas that saw him taken off air and chaos brought to the bbc possum exporting output looked to have been resolved. this was match of the day 2 yesterday after presenters, pundits and commentators down microphones in protest at his treatment. but the bbc says there was good reason for his actions, he had broken guidelines with tweets in which he des

alex forsyth, bbc news, cumbria.bowel cancer patients to avoid unnecessary chemotherapy. a major trial is being carried out in the uk, involving 1,600 people. many patients with stage three bowel cancer — which means it has spread to the lymph nodes — will be cured by surgery alone, but until now doctors have been offering chemotherapy to patients just in case. this blood test could change all that. in the uk, bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer. nearly 43,000 people are diagnosed with it every year. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. the c word is a big word to live with. it's a year since ben cooke was diagnosed with bowel cancer. i haven't taken a single day off work, which has been incredible. after successful surgery, patients like ben are usually offered intravenous chemotherapy to mop up any cancer cells that might be remaining. but a new type of blood test showed he was cancer—free. right, what shall we do? a big, enormous, chelsea blow—dry? so, ben, who runs this hair salon in chelsea, was

alex forsyth, bbc news, leeds.40 years at the bbc. his morning programme had more radio listeners than any other in the uk. during his final show he praised the bbc as the finest broadcasting institution in the world. 0ur media correspondent david sillitoe reports. # bbc radio 2, ken bruce.# gee, thanks. ken bruce, those familiar, rich tones have been part of radio 2 since the 19805. we're all here. hello. here, on a rare day release from the studio. he has been part of the bbc... # ken bruce, bbc radio 2~# _ ..for 46 years. are you sad to be going, ora relief? it's a big change. but, you know, i don't do things on whims. so i've been thinking about this and planning it. so today is just the natural culmination of some planning that i've been doing, and itjust feels like the right time to move on. the biggest show in radio, you're walking away from it. absolutely gone of my own accord. i wanted to go at this time and i understand the bbc were in the process of preparing an offerfor me to continue, but i'd made my d

alex forsyth, bbc news, west bromwich. people back into work today. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, is with me now. you have been looking through it. what has been announced? the benefit s stem what has been announced? the benefit system makes — what has been announced? the benefit system makes a _ what has been announced? the benefit system makes a distinction _ what has been announced? the benefit system makes a distinction between i system makes a distinction between being ill and being disabled and to get additional payments claimants have to go through to mike russell protests. the government's plan is to scrap the work capability assessment, the test used to decide if someone is too ill to work from 2026, the only people who will get the top payment or those who qualify for the main disability benefit and crucially they will be allowed to keep that money even if they get a job. but there will be a group of people who are ill but don't qualify for the disability benefit who will not get that top up

alex forsyth, bbc news, leeds. the former england cricket captain, michael vaughan, has denied allegations that he made racist comments towards his former yorkshire teammate, azeem rafiq. he's been giving evidence at the cricket discipline commission. michael vaughan and five other yorkshire players are accused of using racially discriminatory language. our sports editor dan roan has the details — and a warning that some viewers may find some of the language in his report upsetting. michael vaughan returning to a disciplinary hearing today as the former england captain began his defence against an ecb chart over an alleged racist comment his ex team—mate azzem rafiq alleges he made. the panel has been shown this coverage of the yorkshire team before a match in 2009, moments before a match in 2009, moments before azzem rafiq claims michael vaughan said, too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that to him and three other asian players. michael von was asked by the lawyer, you agree the words there's too many

alex forsyth, bbc news.overnment at the moment? our employment correspondent zoe conway has all the details. juggling childcare and work is a challenge for families up and down the country — we know it's a shared responsibility but most of the data on this issue refers to women. official statistics show that 1.5 million women don't work due to caring and another study estimates that 1.7m women can't take on more hours of paid work due to childcare costs. and the economy is the loser in all of this — with one estimate that if women were offered affordable childcare, they would generate an extra £27 billion for the uk economy per year. the government has actually increased investment in childcare over the last decade. in 2010 to 2011 total spending on childcare in england was £2 billion — by last year it had doubled to £4 billion. but what's it being spent on? most parents can access a tax—free childcare scheme saving 20% on costs — and from three years old, parents can get 15—30 hours of free childcare a week

alex forsyth, bbc news, cumbria. finally to the bafta games awards. red—carpet as often as film and television industry, so when they do, they make the most of it. what's interesting about tonight is the diversity of games that have been nominated for a famous golden mask. there are 45 games nominated, from a dark fantasy role—playing epic written in part by the game of thrones author to a digital card collecting game... and small independent titles, like this one, where players go on adventures as a cat. the variety of games nominated shows how diverse the gaming market has become. despite the economic success of the games industry, worth 4.7 billion to the british economy in sales, more than any other entertainment sector in the uk, when it comes to a wider cultural appreciation, gaming is still lagging behind film and tv. at nights like tonight are changing that. as well as artists and developers, the actors who either perform with their voices or in the case of god of war ragnarok use capture technology will be recognised. i capture technology wil

alex forsyth, bbc news, west bromwich.social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is with me now. explain what these changes will mean? ., , ., , ., ,. mean? the government plans to scrap the work capability _ mean? the government plans to scrap the work capability assessment, - the work capability assessment, which is a test used to prove that people are too ill to work, and from 2026, the only people who will get that extra money will be those who qualify for the main disability benefit, pip, meaning they won't have to take two tests. they will also keep that top—up if they move into work, unlike the situation at the moment. however, there are a large group of people who qualify for the top—up at the moment, but not for the disability benefit, so for new claimants, when these changes come in, if they don't get the disability benefit, they will not get the top—up and they will be expected to work. ministers are also expected to work. ministers are also expected to work. ministers are also expected to bring in artificial

our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster.a difficult backdrop for the budget. yes. a week of strikes is a difficult backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already _ backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already seen _ backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already seen months - backdrop for the budget. yes, and we've already seen months of - we've already seen months of industrial action across the board. in some instances, strikes have been paused while negotiations take place with the government, some talks are taking place this week, but for others, junior doctors and teachers, that seems some way off, and on wednesday, thousands of civil servants will go on strike on the very day the chancellor stands up to deliver his budget. becausejeremy hunt and the state of public finances has a little more head room to play with, something in that budget may be an opportune that's some feel that budget may be an opportune moment to address the issue of pay. but my sense tonight issue of pay. but my sense tonight is not to expect

alex forsyth, bbc news, west bromwich.ent to push to reduce the legal protections presently in place for wolves — asjessica parker reports. on heathland in the east of belgium, a pack of wolves is on patrol, curious about a camera set up to track them. searching for signs of wolves in the area, jan, a researcher, knows exactly what to look for. so, this is wolf faeces? this is wolf faeces, yeah. what remains after the rain is just some hairs of the prey. why are their numbers growing in europe and why are they back in belgium — for the first time in over 100 years? the reason they are back is mainly legal protection. from the early �*90s, really a lot has happened in europe and the wolves really started to disperse all over the continent. the wolves sometimes roam here in this forest, and this is one of the cameras that is keeping an eye on them. there's up to 40 of these across this part of eastern belgium and it tracks the wolves�* movements, their well being, whether they might have been injured, as well as their number