we've had a statement from the governing body, the english ice hockey association, that they make a strongn that all players across all levels wear neck protection on the ice. they're going to make that recommendation mandatory on the 1st of january. now, part of the reason they can't make it compulsory immediately is because of a lack of stock of this type of equipment. within the next 12 months, they say they're going to conduct a thorough review of player safety as well. but they end this statement by saying that it's unacceptable for a player to lose their life while playing sports. they say our responsibility is not only to avert the recurrence of such a heartbreaking accident, but also to pre—emptively address other foreseeable incidents in the future. now to cricket and afghanistan are proving themselves the surprise team of the cricket world cup so far. they beat sri lanka by seven wickets in pune for their third win of the tournament following victories over england and pakistan. it puts them fifth in the table, just two points off the semifinal places. joe wilson reports. two wor

the english ice hockey association says it will be mandatory to wear a neck guard during "all on—ices. the announcement comes following the death of nottingham panthers forward adam johnson. tributes have been paid tojohnson who died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate during saturday's challenge cup match against the sheffield steelers. the association also said their "strong recommendation" is that all players wear neck guards with immediate effect.. the association oversees all levels of ice hockey in england below the elite league — the top division of ice hockey in the uk whichjohnson played in. neck guards are currently mandatory for under 18 years in the sport, but at a senior level, hardly anybody wears them. and we're talking about a relatively inexpensive bit of kit that is compulsory in other countries like sweden and finland. it all has echoes this discussion of what happened to phillip hughes, doesn't it? the australian cricketer who was killed by a bouncer to the head around nine years ago now, now in the aftermath of his death. they introduced stem g

the english ice hockey association says from next year, it'll be mandatory for players to wear neck guardsment was made following the death of american ice hockey player adam johnson. his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in sheffield on saturday. police are investigating. assisted dying on the the isle of man could move a step closer as draft legislation is debated in parliament. the plans would see residents with a terminal illness — and no more than six months to live — given the right to end their lives with help. you're live with bbc news. the official covid inquiry in the uk has heard that former pm borisjohnson believed older people should have been allowed to catch the disease, so younger people could "get on" and boost the economy. a diary entry from the then chief scientific adviser said mrjohnson was "obsessed" with the idea. here's our political editor chris mason. casually dressed, controversial and not exactly shy when it comes to slagging off other people and institutions. how's your eyesight, mr cummings? you probably remember dominic cummings for driving 260 mile

the english ice hockey association says from next year it will be mandatory for players to wear neckde following the death of american ice hockey player adam johnson. his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in sheffield on saturday. police are investigating. assisted dying on the the isle of man could move a step closer as draft legislation is debated in parliament. the plans would see residents with a terminal illness and no more than six months to live given the right to end their lives with help. you're live with bbc news. the official inquiry into the covid pandemic has been told that the former prime minister boris johnson suggested he believed the pandemic was �*nature's way of dealing with old people' that's what the government's former chief scientist, sir patrick vallance, wrote in his diary. here's our political editor chris mason. casually dressed, controversial and not exactly shy when it comes to slagging off other people and institutions. how is your eyesight, mr cummings? you probably remember dominic cummings for driving 260 miles during lockdown and visiting

the english ice hockey association says from next year it will be mandatory for players to wear neck following the death of american ice hockey player adam johnson. his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in sheffield on saturday. police are investigating. assisted dying on the isle of man could move a step closer — as draught legislation is debated in parliament. the plans would see residents with a terminal illness — and no more than six months to live — given the right to end their lives with help. you're live with bbc news. as israel steps up its offensive, it is continuing to target those underground tunnels and bunkers in gaza controlled by hamas. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera takes a closer look now at that underground network and why it's so important to israel to destroy it. massive air strikes targeting gaza's tunnels, pictures released by israel as it stepped up ground operations at the end of last week, all part of an attempt to damage hamas's key defence. so what do we know about them? back in 2015, the bbc was shown these tunnels in the south of gaza

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