david walliams and matt lucas used blackface make—up in some of their sketches.our correspondent, andy moore. what are they saying? these are some of the latest programmes to be reassessed in the wake of the black wives matter protest. little britain from 2003-2008 wives matter protest. little britain from 2003—2008 have been removed from 2003—2008 have been removed from bbc iplayer, netflix, britbox and so has come fly with me. in near identical tweets, matt lucas said david and i have spoken publicly about regret about playing characters of other races in recent yea rs. playing characters of other races in recent years. it was wrong, we are sorry. society had changed, his own views have evolved. he said he would not black up, make jokes about tra nsvestites not black up, make jokes about transvestites now. he said there was no bad intent there, just wanting to show off what a diverse bunch of characters they could play. now saying it was lazy for white people to get a laugh by blacking up. it was an enormous hit back in 2003-2008, it is not the was an enormous

distancing rule, as non—essential shops across england prepare to reopen tomorrow matt lucas and david walliamsse for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series little britain. rory mcilroy and justin rose are three shots off the lead in texas as the pga tour returns. it could have been very different, though. two bogeys and a double bogey for rose in his third round. the good morning. lengthy sunny spells and slow—moving downpours with low cloud persisting on the east coast. more detailed view in about 15 minutes. it's sunday 14th june. our top story. disturbances have broken out in the us city of atlanta after the fatal shooting by police of a black man. protestors have set fire to the drive—thru restaurant where the incident took place, police have responded by firing tear gas. 27—year—old rayshard brooks was shot and killed on friday. the city's police chief has now resigned. the incident follows weeks of protests across the us and around the world, after the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. the police said rayshard br

matt lucas and david walliams apologise for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series littlein. tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals demand limits on numbers. now on bbc news, after professional sport in north america shut down in mid—march, bbc sport looks at how the four major leagues intend to resume playing during the coronavirus pandemic. i miss the passion of being in the stadium watching the players, how they interact with the fans. when it comes back to sports, i willjust connect about just those moments. it provides an escape from reality. sports is the spinal cord for us in this country. this is a country that's completely obsessed with the game. i think it's such a big part of our life. i mean, it's one of the pillars that our societies kind of stand on. on 11th march 2020, the nba shut down its playing operation. rudy gobert of the utahjazz had tested positive for covid—i9. the nhl swiftly followed suit, as the lights went down on live sport in north america's major leagues. for a lot of people, it just wasn't real. people could

remembering the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire in london three years ago matt lucas and david walliamspologise for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series little britain. tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals demand limits on numbers. let's the latest sports news with jane. good morning. we start with golf. it'll be a tense final day in texas as the pga tour gets underway. england's justin rose and northern ireland's rory mcilroy are both in contention for the charles schwab challenge. they're three shots behind the leader american xander schauffele, going into the fourth round. however, rose could have been in a far better position. he had a double bogey at the fifth and then two bogeys on his back nine. both he and mcilroy are on 10 under. rory says it"s good but strange to be back. rory says it's good but strange to be back. it's funny. i feel for a saturday afternoon, being in contention, pga tour, i feel sort of weird out there. the first couple of days it was fine but definitely today, it's feeling strange and i'm sure tomorrow will fe

matt lucas and david walliams apologise for the use of blackface make—up in the comedy series littlein. tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals demand limits on numbers. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. our top story — there has been another night of unrest in the united states following the killing of another black man, rayshard brooks, by police in the city of atlanta. protesters blocked a major road and set fire to a drive— through restaurant where the killing of rayshard brooks took place on friday. one of the two white police officers involved has been sacked, and atla nta's police chief has resigned. atlanta is one of many us cities to have seen protests since the killing last month of george floyd by police in minneapolis. cctv footage of the incident shows mr brooks fleeing on foot from police after a scuffle with officers in the restaurant car park. local investigators claim that mr brooks had failed an alcohol test, and obtai

tony, what do you like about david walliams? because he always... he's funny, isn't he?rip to watch a play or musical is a treat many of us have missed and even though theatres and concert halls in england can reopen from ath july, performances won‘t return as we remember them. 0nly screenings of past events will be available to audiences, rather than any live shows or concerts. how is it going to work? we‘re nowjoined by west end theatre owner and producer nica burns. good morning. that is the question, isn‘t it? how is it going to work? there was a production of lungs at the old vic that we were talking about earlier, they are socially distancing, it is a two hand anyway but they have adapted it but there is so much adaptation needed now for theatres. the bottom line is, we cannot really open as we know it until we can open safely without social distancing and actually get our live performances up again. that is what we are really, really wanting to push on with, with the government, so we can do that. most important of all, we need to know, when we can do that, a not