as sports editor dan roan reported.ome will be surprised that in this day and age, a player revealing their sexuality has made so many headlines. but others believe this is truly a historic moment for football, despite the issues that it continues to confront. jake daniels�* statement and the media coverage of it was widely applauded, with stigma base tweeting... but as dan roan suggested, others questioned whether the publicity around his coming out was appropriate or helpful. here's tris bianconero. well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us... bbc two's politics live on tuesday featured as a guest the leader of the reclaim party, actor laurence fox. one of the subjects under discussion — culture wars. the implementation of all of this, of gender theory, of critical race theory in our schools and institutions, is appalling. and actually... why is it appalling? because you don't. .. because children are not racists, and you don't teach a child, you don't teach a child. and you certainly don't say to the mo

statement and the media coverage of it was widely applauded, with stigma base tweeting: but, as dan roan, others questioned whether the publicity around his coming out was appropriate or helpful. here's tris bianconero: well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us: bbc two's politics live on tuesday featured as a guest the leader of the reclaim party, actor laurence fox. one of the subjects under discussion — culture wars. the implementation of all of this — of gender theory, of critical race theory — in our schools and institutions is appalling, and actually... why is it appalling? because you don't — because children are not racists and you don't teach a child, you don't teach a child — and you certainly don't say to the most disadvantaged and underprivileged portion of society, which happened to be young, white, working class people, that they are in some way privileged. and that's what wokery and class wars and culture wars are all about. it's — it's all about division. it has nothing to do with unity. anthea viewer was watching that and contacted us with this question: we

dan roan, bbc news, blackpool.s leaving mariupol steelworks, this is the azovstal iron and steel were, pretty much completely destroyed by russian bombardment over the last few weeks and what will become of those soldiers, many of them wounded, we wait to find out. have a look on the website. hello. the weather's been all over the place in the last few days. yes, we've had some sunshine, some warmth, too, but also big thundery downpours, particularly in northwestern england and in northern ireland recently. now, on the satellite picture, you can see the motion of the cloud — it's mostly coming in out of the south and the south—west. so that's where the warm weather is coming from, too. and here are the thunderstorms we've recently had — now most of them have died away, we still have a little bit of rain here and there, but i think through the early hours of tuesday morning, it is a mostly dry picture out there with clear spells, a bit of residual cloud, that's pretty much it. oh, and mistand murk forming in the cou

dan roan, bbc news, blackpool. investment in decades — to reshape addiction treatment. the money will be used to try to reverse a record number of deaths, from both drugs and alcohol and the crime associated with them. research by the office for national statistics shows an 85% rise in deaths from drugs in england and wales, between 1993 and 2020. in 2020 there were just over 11,500 deaths. when it comes to alcohol deaths there was a 32% rise between 2001 and 2020, across the uk. in 2020 alone, almost 9,000 deaths were registered. our correspondentjeremy cooke has been to birkenhead in the wirral to see a new approach that is both saving and changing lives. cocaine is the devil, to be fair. this is a story of drugs and booze and addiction. the shame is when you don't admit you have a problem. it's the story of the fight to get clean, for those living on the edge. one slip would kill me because i'd feel there would be no going back. sharp scratch. drug and alcohol deaths are at an all—time high. something has to cha

dan roan, bbc news, madrid.gue semifinal. —— manchester city were cruising into the champions league final after taking the lead against real madrid, but two goals from rodrigo forced the game into extra time. 0ur sports correspendent natalie pirks reports from the bernabeu stadium in madrid a champions league semifinal in the spanish sunshine. city fans had plenty to crow about. but the nerves of them were jangling. the prospect of an all english final was the least of their worries. come on, city! its so hard, we are so nervous. we are city fans, you know, nerves, we're used to it! we are not even thinking about the final. - we can't. we don't want to jinx it. but we kept the weekend free! a hug for luck from two giants of the game. pep guardiola said before the match that football is unpredictable but if there is one thing we could all foresee, it it was that this would be lively. city were successfully frustrating the express train that was coming at them but both sides were yet to take their chances. but a

dan roan, bbc news, liverpool.ing parties in downing street laid bare, some conservative mps in particular will be watching closely to see what impact it might have on the public mood. alex forsyth has been to esher in surrey, a long—held conservative constituency which the lib dems plan to target at the next election. on a drizzly day in a small surrey village, the piglets play centre's something of a haven for parents and grandparents. among the diggers and dinosaurs, there's talk, too, of the political fallout from events in westminster, and owner tamsin is furious. it's absolutely appalling. i think the hypocrisy, the injustice to those that have had to watch their parents die without anybody there, there's no humanity about it. there's nothing right about it whatsoever. husband and wife grahan and jean are long—term tory voters, but lockdown parties in downing street have split their opinion of borisjohnson. i think there's been made too much of it. i think what they should be concentrating on is the financial

our sports editor dan roan spoke to ratcliffe today. there's been no communication.t that. do you think that might mean that you are still alive in this bid, then, there's still hope? if you haven't been told you are 100% out? i don't know the correct answer the question. at the end of the day, whoever buys chelsea has to get the approval of the government. and i suppose at this moment they don't know whether their consortium will get the approval of the government. if i were them, i wouldn't close all the doors. watford manager roy hodgson has said he will be leaving the club at the end of the season and won't be taking up another managerialjob in the premier league. the 7a—year—old was at buckingham palace today being honoured with a cbe for his services to football. watford are on the verge of relegation to the championship, which will be confirmed if they fail to beat hodgson's former club crystal palace at the weekend. lee westwood says he and "many others" have asked to be released from the pga and european tours to play in greg norman's saudi—funded golf invit

well our sports editor dan roan is at the etihad and dan, where does this title rank in city's increasingly any could have predicted the manner in which they did so. it is highly impressive i think the way that pep guardiola's side have bounced back from the disappointment in the champions league, this victory underlining their relentless spirit and resolve when you consider the way that liverpool were snapping at their heels in recent weeks. a fourth premier league title in five seasons, that is something only sir alex ferguson at manchester united have managed to achieve in the premier league era. there will be some who fear city's huge financial resources are making them too dominant, but liverpool matched them almost stride for stride and have the chance of a cup treble if they can win the champions league final in paris. this the latest chapter in what is becoming a classic rivalry between the two clubs. sadly, city's celebrations were marred by this incident when the aston villa goalkeeper appeared to be struck as he tried to leave the pitch amid the latest example in a recent spate o

team mates had been supportive and he hoped to become a role model for others. 0ur sports editor dan roans already a footballing trailblazer. the 17—year—old only made his first—team debut for blackpool earlier this month. today, he became the first professional in the british men's game for more than 30 years to come out publicly as gay. it's been such a long time of lying, and i'vejust processed and processed every day of how i want to do it, when i want to do it. the day i told my mum and my sister, the day after i scored four, so itjust shows how much of a weight off the shoulders it was, a massive relief, and lying all the time, it has been a struggle, but i feel i am ready to be myself, be free and be confident with it all. justin fashanu was the last active male professional in the british game to come out publicly in 1990, suffering years of homophobic abuse. he took his own life in 1998. with more of a focus on in cclloosseerr include —— with more of a focus on inclusivity include a city in recent years there has been progress since. last yearjosh cavallo, who plays in australia,

our sports editor dan roan reports.y start of his career butjack daniels is already a footballing trailblazer17—year—old only made his debut for black hole earlier this month stopping today he became the first professional in the british men's game for more than 30 years to come out publicly as 9“- years to come out publicly as gay. it years to come out publicly as ta _ ., , , years to come out publicly as ta , ., , , , . ., years to come out publicly as gay. it has been such a long time of lying _ gay. it has been such a long time of lying and _ gay. it has been such a long time of lying and i've - gay. it has been such a long time of lying and i've just i time of lying and i've just processed and processed every day of just about processed and processed every day ofjust about how processed and processed every day of just about how they want to do it, when they want to do it. that out of my mum and my sister, the day after escort for so itjust shows how much a weight off my shoulders at was. lying all the time isn't wh

dan roan is in salford for us. what does this say about the so—called beautiful game?hings really shouldn't matter. ., �* , , shouldn't matter. that's right but i think many — shouldn't matter. that's right but i think many in _ shouldn't matter. that's right but i think many in football— shouldn't matter. that's right but i think many in football tonight - shouldn't matter. that's right but i think many in football tonight are l think many in football tonight are seeing this as a trailblazing moment. jake daniels is not a household name, he is at the start of his career, with championship club blackpool having just broken into the first team but there is a real sense that in just a few words this young 17—year—old may potentially change the game forever and make it a lot more inclusive. there will be some who are surprised that in this day and age a player revealing their sexuality is deemed headline news and yet, he is of course as you say, the first current british professional men's player to do this for more than three decades, sincejustin fashanu. there have been

but he has been telling our sports editor dan roan that he's not giving up. clubs. the tycoon has made a last gasp £a billion bid for chelsea. and in his first interview, he told me why he wants to take over at stamford bridge. lode he told me why he wants to take over at stamford bridge.— at stamford bridge. we are not interested _ at stamford bridge. we are not interested in _ at stamford bridge. we are not interested in making _ at stamford bridge. we are not interested in making money i interested in making money of chelsea. the investment in chelsea is a long—term thing. it is just whether we can run the club really, really well and turn it into one of the finest clubs in europe? that is our ambition. we make lots of money in chemicals, we don't need to make money out of them.— in chemicals, we don't need to make money out of them. chelsea was part u . money out of them. chelsea was part u- for sale money out of them. chelsea was part up for sale in — money out of them. chelsea was part up for sale in march _ money out of them. chelsea was part up for sa

dodgers owner todd boehly is understood to be the preferred bidderfor chelsea. 0ur sports editor dan roant the end of the day, whoever buys chelsea has to get the approval of the government. and i suppose at this moment they don't know whether their consortium will get the approval of the government. if i were them, i wouldn't close all the doors. watford manager roy hodgson has said he will be leaving the club at the end of the season and won't be taking up another managerialjob in the premier league. the 74—year—old was at buckingham palace today being honoured with a cbe for his services to football. watford are on the verge of relegation to the championship, which will be confirmed if they fail to beat hodgson's former club crystal palace at the weekend. lee westwood says he and "many others" have asked to be released from the pga and european tours to play in greg norman's saudi—funded golf invitational series next month. englishman richard bland has also requested to be released for the event in hertfordshire injune. westwood says, "if anyone comes along and gives any of us a chance

the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan spoke to ratcliffe today to get his reaction to these latest reportshave you heard, if anything? tote what have you heard, if anything? we had a communication, we met but then. _ had a communication, we met but then. at— had a communication, we met but then. at the — had a communication, we met but then, at the end of last week, we presented — then, at the end of last week, we presented a bed, but we've had very little back— presented a bed, but we've had very little back since then. said presented a bed, but we've had very little back since then.— little back since then. said you suspect you — little back since then. said you suspect you are _ little back since then. said you suspect you are not _ little back since then. said you suspect you are not part - little back since then. said you suspect you are not part of - little back since then. said you j suspect you are not part of the process as far as they're concerned? that you have been dismissed? tie. that you have been dismissed? no, there has been _ that you have been dismissed? no, there has bee

the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan spoke to ratcliffe today. there's been no communication.call. ., ~' ., expected at least the courtesy of a call. ., ,, ., ., ., call. to think that might mean that ou are call. to think that might mean that you are still _ call. to think that might mean that you are still alive _ call. to think that might mean that you are still alive in _ call. to think that might mean that you are still alive in this _ call. to think that might mean that you are still alive in this bid, - you are still alive in this bid, then, there's still hope? if you haven't been told you are 100% out? i don't know the answer the question. at the end of the day, whoever buys chelsea has to get the approval of the government. and i suppose at this moment, they don't know whether their consortium will get the approval of the government. if i were them, i would close all the doors. watford manager roy hodgson has said he will be leaving the club at the end of the season and won't be taking up another managerialjob in the premier league. the 7a—year—old was at buckingham p

statement and the media coverage of it was widely applauded, with stigma base tweeting: but, as dan roandon't teach a child, you don't teach a child — and you certainly don't say to the most disadvantaged and underprivileged portion of society, which happened to be young, white, working—class people, that they are in some way privileged. and that's what wokery and class wars and culture wars are all about. it's — it's all about division. it has nothing to do with unity. anthea eastoe watching that and contacted us with this question: well, bbc news told us that politics live features politicians representing the various political parties and a wide range of other guests with varying perspectives. they added: for some time, bbc news has been investigating the activities of an agent working for m15 who used his status to abuse and terrorise his partner, before moving abroad to continue intelligence work while under investigation. evidence shows that he is a right—wing extremist with a violent past. but, as daniel de simone reported on thursday, the path to getting that evidence shown on ai