the details which have led us to this point, at the allegations report found that azeem rafiq was the and 2018. he then appeared in parliament ahead of it dcms select committee, giving evidence about that racial harassment, it left him wanting to end his own life. as a result english cricket has announced an overhaul, looking at its attitudes and policies and what needs to be brought in looks at issues of tackling diversity within the sport. at yorkshire before today chairman roger hutton and chief executive mark arthur had already left their positions, today those departures were followed by director of cricket martyn moxon, coach andrew gale, the entire backroom coaching staff, and all in all 16 people more have left the club today. martyn moxon, who has recently been on sick leave, had been yorkshire's director for cricket since 2007 whilst former captain andrew gale had already been suspended from the club as part of an investigation into a tweet he sentin an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. following today's announcement the club because like new chairman lord patel sa

it follows a report which found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of "racial harassment and bullyingkshire's new chairman lord patel said "significant change is required. the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club. a new director of cricket is expected to be appointed imminently. still with cricket and there's mixed news for england ahead of the ashes which start next week. importantly, allrounder ben stokes looks in decent form, hitting 42 in his first game for more than 4 months. it was just an intra squad warm—up game but stokes took two wickets and then hit 6 fours in 56 balls before retiring. not so good with the other batters — captain joe root and jonny bairstow falling for first ball ducks and hameed and malan only making single figures in the first innings. england's preparations have been severely hampered by rain the football association's chief executive mark bullingham has apologised for the disorder at wembley at this year's euro 2020 final saying "many suffered a terrible experience on what should have been an historic night". his a

replaces martyn moxon, who was one of 16 people to leave the club last week after former player, azeem rafiq responsibilities" of taking on the position. gough spent 15 years at the county over two spells and will be the managing director until the end of the 2022 season. the danish golfer thorbjorn 0lesen has appeared in court today, accused of committing a number of offences, including sexual assault, on a flight between the us and london in 2019. the ryder cup winner has denied the charges. here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. (vt) 0n the 31st ofjuly 2019, thorbjorn 0lesen had been travelling first class from nashville to london heathrow on a british airways flight after competing in a golf tournament in memphis. a woman on the flight said the danish golfer had been unsteady on his feet before he kissed her hands, nuzzled his head into the nape of her neck and then grabbed her breast. a member of the cabin crew said the five—time european tour winner had appeared highly intoxicated and totally spaced out. another said she had never come across such bad behaviour on board a

the racial bullying and harassment of azeem rafiq casts grave issues over the integrity and inclusivity knows the context. it's obviously been very difficult but ultimately when you are out here you are looking to concentrate on the job at hand and we throw everything into that but also address what's happening and hopefully we can, you know, from it we can move forward as a sport. this series doesn't really need any extra height. history has it all. right now, it is all level and everything is friendly. experience tells us both those situations may soon change. joe wilson, bbc news. the company that owns facebook recently changed its name to meta. why? because it says it's transforming itself from a social media firm into a company of the metaverse. facebook is not the only tech giant to dive into the metaverse. but what does it actually mean? our technology correspondent marc chislack has been exploring it. so, what actually is the metaverse? well, if we think of the internet as something that we look at, the metaverse is a version of the internet that we are inside. i'd say there are

gale was one of 16 people sacked by yorkshire in the aftermath of racism allegations made by azeem rafiqon, which will not be renewed. the second ashes test begins on thursday, and despite the capitulation in the first, england captainjoe root believes there is reason to be optimistic. they may have lost by nine wickets and suffered two batting collapses, but root has stressed the positives heading into that day—night test match with australia in adelaide. without sounding too cliched, there were things there we just have to do for longer. and we could be looking at a very different scoreline. and that's the sort of confidence that you have to take forward. and i think that's why it doesn't feel like previous tours, leaving brisbane where we've been absolutely battered and completely on the wrong end of the result. absolutely battered and completely i think we're actually leaving there from a slightly different perspective. three—time world gold medallist elise christie has announced her retirement from short track speed skating at the age of 31, but she insists this isn't the last we'll

the announcement follows a report which found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of "racial harassmentange is required. the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club." this evening gale released a statement to the bbc pledging to "fight the decision legally". it might only be december but a big game tonight in the championship title race, with the top two bournemouth and fulham meeting at craven cottage. it was a first return to the ground for ex—fulham boss scott parker, who left them in the summer to take charge of bournemouth. and his side took the lead when dominic solanke scored straight from the restart after half time. but with 84 minutes on the clock toshin adara—bioyo headed in a deserved equaliser. it finished 1 all, leaving fulham top and a point clear. in the fa cup tonight, there was no upset at gateshead where charlton have won 2—0 to safely make it through to the third round. meanwhile national league stockport — who beat bolton in the last round — lost at the league one leaders rotherham1—0. in the women's fa cup — it's the final on sun

members of the coaching and medical staff left yorkshire last week after a report found former player azeem rafiqt legends of hollywood — the man responsible for films such as the producers, blazing saddles and young frankenstein — is now 95 and he's just written a comprehensive autobiography called "all about me" which chronicles eight decades of life in entertainment. he's been talking to the bbc�*s alan yentob. i know the word can be overused, but mel brooks is a legend. a movie legend, a musical legend and a comedy legend. oscars, emmys, baftas, tonys, grammys. he's won them all, many times over. # springtime for hitler and germany... mel brooks was fearless. he broke every rule. but he kept to the ones for lockdown, even telling his son max to go away. i'm going, i'm going. love you! he's been locked in, writing his autobiography, and after some persuasion, let me into talk about it. it all starts in brooklyn. everybody in my building worked in the garment center, and ifigured i would probably end up there too. my unclejoe, looked a little bit like you. a little better looking. he changed my

replaces martyn moxon, who was one of 16 people to leave the club last week after the former player, azeem rafiqtim of "racial harassment and bullying" at yorkshire. gough spent 15 years at the county over two spells and will be in the position until the end of the 2022 season. he says he is aware of the "wider responsibilities" of the position. both england and australia have had to deal with controversy, quarantine and bad weather affecting their preparations for the first ashes test but it is almost time for the first ball to be bowled. australia have named their starting xi for the first test which begins in brisbane at midnight tomorrow but england's captain joe root still has a few key decisions to make, not least whether to start with ben stokes who has been away from competitive cricket since july — he took a break to prioritise his mental health while recovering from a finger injury. in terms of ben he has done everything he can to get himself into the best physical shape possible and so have the rest of the bowlers, whether that has been through trying to simulate things and get worklo

azeem rafiq's allegations against the county rocked the top level of the game, but the issues have alsorridge has been to visit a local club in luton. three cricketers who between them played here for decades. a proud diverse club which boasts players from all backgrounds. they have enjoyed some memorable matches here but they also continue to receive racist insults.— but they also continue to receive racist insults. the term view lots nets racist insults. the term view lots gets branded _ racist insults. the term view lots gets branded quite _ racist insults. the term view lots gets branded quite a _ racist insults. the term view lots gets branded quite a bit - racist insults. the term view lots gets branded quite a bit and - racist insults. the term view lots gets branded quite a bit and like | racist insults. the term view lots| gets branded quite a bit and like i said it makes you feel not part of the team. not a part of the sport and when someone from another club or another player goes all you will not, it's i don't know it makes you feel like an outsider. and i don't think that w

announced a series of departures, as it continues to deal with racism allegations made by former player azeem rafiql team. club chair lord patel said difficult decisions were required to build a progressive and inclusive culture. an afghan man who worked as an interpreter for the british armed forces has a new home in the uk after escaping from the country. burhan vesal feared for his life after the taliban regained control of afghanistan in the summer. like thousands of other afghans brought to the uk, mr vesal and his family have spent the last 100 days living in a hotel. but unlike many of their fellow afghans, the vesals have been offered a home in aberdeenshire — and by a total stranger. our special correspondent lucy manning has the story. oh, i'm so pleased to meet you at long last! kindness often repeats itself. sometimes, it only takes one person to change the lives of others. the vesal family, at the end of their long journey to a home. i am so pleased to meet you! when kabul collapsed, we were just left behind in a dark room. we first spoke to burhan, a former interpreter with british fo

specifically in a recent interview with bbc breakfast a few days ago where he also apologised for the pain azeem rafiqshire county cricket club. bt sport's decision comes after the bbc dropped vaughan from their ashes coverage. bt sport said in a statement... ronnie o'sullivan is through to the quarterfinals of the uk snooker championship in york. the seven—time champion saw off thailand's noppon saeng—kham, winning four straight frames to take the match 6—3, finishing with a century break. he faces kyren wilson or ben wollaston next. in the other fourth round match, zhao xintong beat england's peter lines 6—4. and before we go, glasgow has won the bid to host the world athletics indoor championships in 2024. more on that story on the bbc sport website. next sportsday with john watson at 6.30. i'm john watson at 6.30. guessing you are at the edge your i'm guessing you are at the edge of your seat waiting for the lights to be turned on. we try to catch the moment earlier and failed twice. but the prime minister has now switched them on. here it is.— them on. here it is. five, for the 84. three. _ them

in a recent interview with bbc breakfast a few days ago, where he also apologised for the pain azeem rafiqstimony to a dcms select committee looking into historical racism at yorkshire county cricket club. bt sport's decision comes after the bbc dropped vaughan from their ashes coverage. bt sport said in a statement... ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the quarterfinals of the uk snooker championship in york. the seven—time champion saw off thailand's noppon saeng—kham, winning four straight frames to take the match 6—3, finishing with a century break. he faces kyren wilson or ben wollaston next. in the other fourth round match, zhao xintong beat england's peter lines 6—4. plenty of support happening and more on the website but that is it for me now. thank you so much. alec baldwin has denied pulling the trigger of the gun that was fired and killed a cinemetographer on the set of the movie rust. in his first interview since the incident, the actor told abc news he would "never point a gun at anyone or pull a trigger at them" and he had no idea how a live round got onto the film set. the trig

the racial bullying and harassment of azeem rafiq casts grave issues over the integrity and inclusivityn you're out here, you're looking to concentrate on the job at hand and we throw everything into that. but also address what's happening and hopefully we can, you know, from it we can move forward as a sport _ at midnight, we can forget the hype. weather permitting, it begins. right now, it's all level and everything's friendly. sooner or later, both those situations will change. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. good night. this is bbc news, the headlines. president biden has told vladimir putin of his deep concern about russia's build—up of forces near ukraine and warned of strong economic sanctions in the event of military escalation. during a two—hour virtual summit, mr biden reiterated his support for ukraine's sovereignty. it's emerged that senior number ten staffjoked about holding a christmas party in breach of covid restrictions. it comes just four days after a controversial drinks party is alleged to have taken place in downing street last december. a saudi man suspected of in

announced a series of departures, as it continues to deal with racism allegations made by former player azeem rafiqifficult decisions were required to build a progressive and inclusive culture. 0ur sports reporterjo currie told me more about these about these latest departures. asa as a result english cricket has announced an overhaul looking at is attitudes and policies and what needs to be brought in when it looks at issues of tackling diversity within the sport. at yorkshire before today at the chairman and chief executive had already left their positions was up today those departures were followed by the director of cricket, coach, the entire back room coaching staff at all in all 16 people have left the club today. markson and who�*s recently been on sick leave had been yorkshire as director of cricket since 2007. whilst former captain gail had already been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. following today�*s announcement that clubs new chairs said significant change was needed at the club. while today the decisions made were tough to take they were in fact in

replaces martyn moxon, who was one of 16 people to leave the club last week after former player, azeem rafiqourt today, accused of committing a number of offences, including sexual assault, on a flight between the us and london in 2019. the ryder cup winner has denied the charges. here�*s our senior sports news reporter laura scott. on the 31st ofjuly 2019, thorbjorn olesen had been travelling first class from nashville to london heathrow on a british airways flight after competing in a golf tournament in memphis. a woman on the flight said the danish golfer had been unsteady on his feet before he kissed her hands, nuzzled his head into the nape of her neck and then grabbed her breast. a member of the cabin crew said the five—time european tour winner had appeared highly intoxicated and totally spaced out. another said she had never come across such bad behaviour on board a flight in 27 years of service and the captain of the flight said he and others had discussed possibly diverting the course of the flight if the situation escalated. the judge was told that he had no memory of his behaviou

sweeping changes at yorskshire — high profile departures in the wake of the azeem rafiq investigationnick — we meet the man tasked with restoring united to theirformer glories. isa is a massive challenge and i am more than excited to work with those kind of players that we have here. also ahead. just two races remaining — there's no room for error in the formula one title race. how victory at the amatuer boxing championships could kickstart jodie wilkinson's olympic dream. a day of national shame, the words from the report into the unrest at the final of euro 2020 as 2,000 ticketless fans got into wembley stadium illegally. it highlights a �*vulnerable�* stewarding operation, police arriving �*too late�* and a �*collective failure�* in planning for the final. it says had england beaten italy, a rush of �*6,000 fans�* on the gates at full time could have led to a loss of life. baroness casey led the report and spoke to our sports editor dan roan. i think what happened injuly was a very near miss and that near miss could be a significant loss of life or injuries. so, i think the benefit

it's after aracism scandal involving its former player azeem rafiq.t that i was going to lose my foot. and i accepted that, and i said to all of my friends, it's fine, i've lost my foot, i'm still alive. and then i was told that my foot is going to be fine and i would get to walk again which is, it's such a relief. the accident happened on the zambezi river while amelie was white water rafting with a group. she was airlifted 214 miles to the capital lusaka where surgeons performed a life—saving operation and saved her leg. people say, like, you see your life flash before your eyes but you don't. you just think, how do i get out of this situation? and your brain just goes into overdrive and you think how to get out. but i was just very, very lucky. her condition was so severe, her grandmother was allowed by her bedside despite covid restrictions. i was so grateful that i was allowed to stay here with her. because she had these continuous flashbacks, and terrible dreams. amelie is expected back in the uk to be transferred to a hospital for more treatmen

announced a series of departures, as it continues to deal with racism allegations made by former player azeem rafiqgale have now left the club, along with all members of the coaching team and the backroom medical team. club chair lord patel said difficult decisions were required to build a progressive and inclusive culture. ur sports reporterjo currie told me more about these latest departures which came after those allegations of racism last month. asa as a result english cricket has announced an overhaul looking at attitudes and policies and what needs to be brought in when it looks at issues of tackling diversity within the sport. at yorkshire before i the chairman and chief executive had already left their positions and today those departures were followed by the director of cricket and the coach and the entire back when coaching staff and all in all 16 people who have left the club today. he's recently been on sick leave had been yorkshire's director of cricket since 2007 while the former captain had been already suspended from the club as part of an investigation into a treaty signed in 2010.

specifically in a recent interview with bbc breakfast a few days ago where he also apologised for the pain azeem rafiqgland squad in preperation for the ashes in australia — meeting up with them for the first time since july. the england all—rounder took time out of the game to have a second operation on his finger, and to concentrate on his mental health. with just a week to go until the start of the first test in brisbane, england have had to train indoors because of the weather. their warm—up inter squad four day match was rained off. however, spin bowlerjack leach says stokes's inclusion has boosted morale within the squad. he is looking really good, and he has fitted back into the group brilliantly. it's great to have him back around and, yeah, he's been brilliant and he is such a team man and i think the group is only better for having him in it. he brings experience and yeah, he really brings the boys together, so, that's been really good. don't forget there's live snooker on bbc 2 right now, and updates on the bbc sport website from the fourth round of the uk snooker championship. it's current

the announcement follows a report which found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of "racial harassmenty". it might only be december but a big game tonight in the championship title race, with the top two bournemouth and fulham meeting at craven cottage. it was a first return to the ground for ex—fulham boss scott parker, who left them in the summer to take charge of bournemouth. and his side took the lead when dominic solanke scored straight from the restart after half time. but with 84 minutes on the clock toshin adara—bioyo headed in a deserved equaliser. it finished 1 all, leaving fulham top and a point clear. in the fa cup tonight, there was no upset at gateshead where charlton have won 2—0 to safely make it through to the third round. meanwhile national league stockport — who beat bolton in the last round — lost at the league one leaders rotherham1—0. in the women's fa cup — it's the final on sunday. this is the completion of last season's competition which was delayed by the pandemic. the quarter finals onwards have been played this season with chelsea and arsenal meeting on sund

gale was one of 16 people sacked by yorkshire in the aftermath of racism allegations made by azeem rafiqave lost by nine wickets and suffered two batting collapses, but root has stressed the positives heading into that day—night test match with australia in adelaide. without sounding too cliched, there were things there we just have to do for longer, and we could be looking at a very different scoreline. and that's the sort of confidence that you have to take forward. and i think that's why it doesn't feel like previous tours, leaving brisbane where we've been absolutely battered and completely on the wrong end of the result. i think we're actually leaving there from a slightly different perspective. three—time world gold medallist elise christie has announced her retirement from short track speed skating at the age of 31, but she insists this isn't the last we'll see of her in sport. in a statement, christie said she had been putting this decision off after the heartbreak of failing to qualify for the winter olympics in beijing next year. she added that she still has sporting plans for

he wasn'tjust going to make decisions purely based on azeem rafiq's testa as powerful as it was.inue and you could see that certainly with someone like martyn moxon who has been in charge there for a long time and his association with the club goes back over 30 years as a player and then as a coach, so they needed to make a break with that, which is what has happened here and i think it does allow the club now to move forward in a much better way. to allow the club now to move forward in a much better way.— allow the club now to move forward in a much better way. to what extent is it reallyiust _ in a much better way. to what extent is it reallyjust about _ in a much better way. to what extent is it reallyjust about yorkshire i is it really just about yorkshire rather than the white again? it’s rather than the white again? it's not 'ust rather than the white again? it�*s notjust about rather than the white again? it�*s not just about yorkshire. —— the notjust about yorkshire. —— the wider game. i think every club has to have a good look at itself in the way that yorkshire has don

gale was one of 16 people sacked by yorkshire in the aftermath of racism allegations made by azeem rafiqputting this decision off... after the heartbreak after failing to qualify for the winter olympics in beijing next year. she added that she still has sporting plans for 2026, insisting her olympic medal dream isn�*t overjust yet. christie suffered huge dissapointment at the winter games in sochi and pyeongchang. we�*ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. that is all this part for me to now. thank you so much, sarah. you are watching bbc news. a woman has been found guilty of murdering her partner�*s 16—month—old child. starr hobson endured months of the salt and psychological harm before suffering what was described as utterly catastrophic injuries in her home. they were inflicted by savannah bracco, the partner of star�*s mother, frankie smith, smith was cleared of murder and manslaughter at bradford crown courts but convicted of causing or allowing the time the�*s debt. our correspondent reports. starr hobson, a happy little girl, seen here with her great—grandfather. bu

replaces martyn moxon, who was one of 16 people to leave the club last week after former player, azeem rafiqty over two spells and will be the managing director until the end of the 2022 season. the united states has announced a diplomatic boycott of next year's winter olympics and paralympics in beijing. the move won't affect athletes who've qualified to compete with the white house saying no official delegation would be sent to the games because of concerns about china's human rights record. translation: without being invited, american politicians _ translation: without being invited, american politicians keep _ translation: without being invited, american politicians keep hyping - translation: without being invited, american politicians keep hyping the l american politicians keep hyping the so—called diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics. which is purely wishful thinking and grandstanding. political middle of the elation is a blatant insult of the elation is a blatant insult of the spirit of the olympic charter and an outright political provocation. it seriously offends the 1.

this following the report on the treatment of azeem rafiq and the racist bullying and harassment of himeen suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010, says players knew about him now being released by the club before him. yorkshire's new chairman lord patel said "significant change is required. the decisions were difficult to make, but are in the best interests of the club." fulham are still at the top of the championship after a h draw with title rivals bournemouth. it was the first time scott parker had returned to craven cottage since leaving the club in the summer tojoin bournemouth. and his side took the lead when dominic solankey scored straight from the restart after half time. but with 84 minutes on the clock tosin adarabioyo headed in a deserved equaliser. it finished i—i, leaving fulham top and a point clear. stockport county's fa cup dream is over. they lost i—o to league one leaders rotherham. michael smith's first half goal was enough to seal it on the night. stockport thought they'd equalised after the break, only for it to be ruled out for offside.

gale was one of 16 people sacked by yorkshire in the aftermath of racism allegations made by azeem rafiq's... you just can't believe we're never going to see her again, it's... her own mother and her partner lied repeatedly about how she had been hurt, while subjecting her to a horrifically cruel campaign of abuse. frankie smith and savannah brockhill deprived their little girl of sleep, played cruel psychological tricks, and kept concerned social workers away from her. pretty girl. you're a spoiled pretty girl. star hobson was anything but spoiled. smith and brockhill posted these caring images publicly, but privately they were horrible to her. on one occasion, brockhill took star to her work at a recycling centre. cctv here later caught the amateur boxer beating the toddler. star died aged just 16 months. in the months before her death, david fawcett and his partner anita raised chilling concerns with social services. anita says, well, you don't want another baby p on your hands, do you? she said, how do you mean? so anita says, well, think about it, that little baby p a couple of year

he was one of 16 people sacked by yorkshire in the aftermath of racism allegations made by azeem rafiq with mental illness and self—harm. announcing her retirement on social media, she suggested her olympic medal dream wasn't overjust yet. very cryptic. you might have to get some answers for us later.- very cryptic. you might have to get some answers for us later. when she is here on the — some answers for us later. when she is here on the sulphide _ some answers for us later. when she is here on the sulphide about - some answers for us later. when she is here on the sulphide about half- is here on the sulphide about half passed out. we will ask are all about that. passed out. we will ask are all about that-— passed out. we will ask are all about that. �* . .. ., about that. brilliant career though. incredible career, _ about that. brilliant career though. incredible career, which _ about that. brilliant career though. incredible career, which we - about that. brilliant career though. incredible career, which we have i about that. brilliant career though. | incredible career, which we