the former wales rugby captain gareth thomas speaks out , gareth thomas speaks out, after suffering a homophobic attack in cardiff after suffering a homophobic attack in cardiff. president trump visits northern california, following the most devastating wildfires in the state's history. and england qualify for the nations league finals next summer, after beating croatia 2—1 at wembley. all the details in sportsday at 7—30. the prime minister has said the next seven days are "critical" for the country, as she prepares to go to brussels to discuss britain's future relationship with the eu. theresa may defended the agreement reached for the uk's withdrawalfrom the eu , saying it was "in the national interest". and she warned those seeking to have her removed — that a change of leadership would not make brexit any easier. here's our political correspondent, vicki young. it is a crucial seven days for the country and theresa may's future. she is sticking to her brexit plan, hoping to persuade mps that it is the right compromise, leaving the eu but protecting the economy. she will also head

former wales rugby captain gareth thomas says he's been the victim of a homophobic attack.ot of people out there wants to hurt us but unfortunately for them there are a lot more that want to help us heal, so this, i hope, will bea help us heal, so this, i hope, will be a positive message. and england qualify for the nations league finals next summer after beating croatia 2—1 at wembley, captain harry kane scored the winning goal in the 85th minute. the prime minister has said the next seven days are going to be crucial for the outcome of brexit. she's planning a visit to brussels before an eu summit next sunday, to talk with key figures including jean—claude juncker, the european commission president. dominic raab, whose dramatic resignation as brexit secretary preceded several other cabinet resignations, criticised the government earlier claiming it had failed to stand up to brussels. but this morning on the bbc‘s andrew marr show he said he still supports the prime minister and cautioned against any challenge to her leadership. a mixture of the cabinets, we deputized for

on and off the rugby pitch, gareth thomas has a record to be proud of.e first welshman to win100 caps for his country, he played for and captioned the british lions, as well. in 2009 he made history by becoming the first national rugby union player to announce publicly that he is gay. speaking to the bbc at the time, he urged an end to homophobia in sports. in the future, there could be so many out there who is 18 and has found out at the age of 16 he was gay, so he put his boots in the cupboard. maybe, and if... if all my messages is clear and right, then this could well go back to his boots, dust them off, put them on and go back out there and play rugby. not on a night out in cardiff yesterday, the rugby star turns role model was assaulted. roost and visibly shaken, he took to social media to describe what had happened. that i was a victim in my home city of hate crime for my sexuality. why i wanted to be positive, because i want to say thank you to the police who were involved, and were very helpful, and allowed me to do restorative justice with the

with 100 caps, gareth thomas is one of the most recognisable favourites faces in rugby.9 and he has been a campaigner ever since, trying to tackle homophobia in the sport. last year he made a documentary about the problem in football and has recently been involved in a bid to change the law, to make homophobic chanting at football matches illegal. now he has taken to social media. to explain what happened to him last night. i want to make what i hope will be a positive video. last night and was the victim in my home city of a hate crime for my sexuality. i wanted to be positive because i wanted to say thank you to the police who were involved and were very helpful and allowed me to do restorative justice with the people who did this because they thought they could learn more that way than any other way and also to the people of cardiff who supported me and helped me, because there are a lot of people out there who want to hurt us, but unfortunately for them, there are a lot more who want to help us heal, so this, i hope, will be a positive message. in the hours since, hu

on and off the rugby pitch, gareth thomas has a record to be proud of.ed for and captained the british lions, as well. in 2009 he made history by becoming the first national rugby union player to announce publicly that he is gay. speaking to the bbc at the time, he urged an end to homophobia in sports. in the future, there could be somebody out there who's 18 and has found out at the age of 16 he was gay, so he put his boots in the cupboard. maybe, and if — if all my messages is clear and right, then he could well go back to his boots, dust them off, put them on and go back out there and play rugby. but on a night out in cardiff yesterday, the rugby star—turned—role model was assaulted. bruised and visibly shaken, he took to social media to describe what had happened. that i was a victim in my home city of hate crime for my sexuality. why i wanted to be positive — because i want to say thank you to the police who were involved, and were very helpful, and allowed me to do restorative justice with the people who did this, because i thought they could learn

throughout the day, messages of support have been flooding in for gareth thomas.r wales goalkeeper, sorry that happened, but there are thousands of people who support you. keep it being a role model, top guy. the government's confirmed plans for students in england to be offered the option of "accelerated" two year degree courses. it's proposing that universities would be able to charge higherfees for shorter, more intensive courses. they'll cost about 20% less in total than a traditional three year course. but the higher annual fee of £11,000 would have to be approved by parliament. a—level results day. many of these sixth formers will now have started university, most on three—year courses. but the two—year option now given government backing will be a cheaper alternative. courses currently cost on average about £9,000 per year. under the new system, you would pay higher annual fees of £11,000 but forjust two years, a saving of around £5,500 overall. these are students in london are all on three—year courses. what would they think studying for just two years? i

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the former wales and lions rugby captain gareth thomas speaks out after suffering a homophobic attack in cardiff. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are peter conradi, who's the europe editor for the sunday times, and the business journalistjohn crowley. thank you for coming in, both of you. thank you for coming in, both of you. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the metro leads with theresa may's insistence that she'll be staying put in number 10 despite the divisions within her party over the brexit deal. the daily express says the prime minister will go on the offensive tomorrow by insisting teh brexit deal witll by insisting that her brexit deal witll return border controls to britain. the telegraph reveals the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson‘s plan to save brexit, and claims theresa may will not renegotiate the eu withdrawal agreement. the daily mail claims the backgrounds of thousands of foreign doctors are being checked after a woman with no qualifications was allowed to work as an nhs psychiatrist

the former wales rugby captain gareth thomas speaks out after suffering a homophobic attack in cardiff. president trump visits northern california following the most devastating wildfires in the state's history. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. from relegation to the finals of the nations league in 12 minutes. england beat croatia at wembley. joe root wants england to "set the trend" after a first series win in sri lanka in 17 years. could there be a shock on the cards at the atp final? thanks forjoining us. they left it late but england got their revenge on the team that knocked them out of the world cup. two goals in the last 12 minutes of the match saw gareth southgate's side comeback against croatia to win 2—1, and with it book their place in next year's finals. john watson was watching the drama unfold at wembley. it was clear at the start of the day what england had to do a the permutations they had, england had to win to book their place in the semifinals in portugal next summer. blues and they would have been relegated into the second ti

the former wales rugby captain gareth thomas speaks out after suffering a homophobic attack in cardiffnt to hurt us, but unfortunately for them, there's a lot more that want to help us heal. so this, i hope, will be a positive message. president trump visits northern california, following the most devastating wildfires in the state's history. and at 10:30, the travel show goes to lebanon as beiruit tries

the former wales and lions rugby captain gareth thomas speaks out after suffering a homophobic attackcardiff. now the travel show: ade adepitan is in lebanon as the country celebrates 75 years of independence. this week on the travel show, i'm in lebanon, finding out why beirut is hoping to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. we have amazing people who are doing work that is internationally recognised. also coming up, i'll be discovering how an ordinary man became the king of his own castle. did he build it himself? himself, stone by stone. it took him 73 years. plus, lucy hits the british countryside to check out the latest hiking gadgets. gopro, take a photo. with its mix of minarets and church spires, lebanon's capital beirut is a clash of culture and religion between the mediterranean and the middle east. and i have come at a special time for the city. this year marks 75 years since this nation finally gained its independence — the birth of modern lebanon. for four centuries, it was the ottomans who ruled here, right up until the end of world war

gareth thomas there. the past three years the allergy clinic at addenbrookes hospital has treated around 200 patients. jo taylor reports why gabriella, do you want to come through this way and you can pop in one of the rings. 17-year-old gabriella has a serious not allergy. it'sjust a pain gabriella has a serious not allergy. it's just a pain when you go out to restaurants and things, you always haveitin restaurants and things, you always have it in the back of your mind, you are worrying whether it could be, there could be a tracing your food or something, it limits your menu choices, i'd go for something thatis menu choices, i'd go for something that is low risk. gabriella is taking part in pioneering treatment that could improve resistance two knots. we have a relatively new trade and called immunotherapy, we give a tiny bit of peanut protein to a child and increase it until they can tolerate a significant amount of peanut on a daily basis and that gives them protection against eating it accidentally i

former wales rugby union captain gareth thomas says he was attacked last night in cardiff because of his sexuality. now on bbc news its time for inside out. hello and welcome to inside out south—west — stories and investigations from where you live. tonight: a search for heroes — finding the last resting place of the makeshift minesweepers. this is the last piece of the world war i wrecks that have not been found in falmouth. it's just nice to have that complete. also tonight: we investigate the tragic consequences of mental—health misdiagnosis. it's hard to live with what i'm dealing with day—in, day—out and ijust want the chance to be better, to live a normal life. and the dorset town that has it all, except young people. the house prices are pretty much through the roof. why is bridport so old? because people are spotting how great bridport is and they're moving here to retire, and then they're living longer than ever. i'm jemma woodman and this is inside out south—west. in a quiet backwater on the fal estuary, a team of divers is preparing to investigate a mystery, one that's puz

final test of the autumn series against fiji on saturday, to show support to former wales captain gareth thomast of the french rugby union tweeted the news saying "all of french rugby is with you" following the homophobic attack on thomas last weekend in cardiff. during his playing career thomas spent three years at toulouse, helping them to a european title. a survey of more than 27,000 football fans from 38 different countries says half of the football supporters in the uk have witnessed racism while watching matches, but only 40% say they would know how to report such incidents.? while globally, 60% of fans would support points deductions for either national or club teams whose fans are found guilty of racism.? the governing bodies have been very wea k the governing bodies have been very weak in enforcing the sanctions that they should be applying against defenders did drug offenders. clubs, oi’ defenders did drug offenders. clubs, or national offenders and the team's —— the laws they should have been applying against offenders. i feel that there is a timid ditty on how they approach this. w

autumn series on saturday, when they play fiji, as a show of support for former wales captain gareth thomasjames anderson will be rested for england‘s third test against sri lanka, which starts on friday in colombo. he‘s played a relatively minor role in their two wins so far, taking only one wicket, and he steps aside for stuart broad, who‘s yet to feature in the series, which england have already won. i understand the reasoning behind it. you know, the series has been wrapped up, it‘s an opportunity to rotate and i think with the winter we‘ve got ahead, you know, it makes sense for stewart to get some cricket. we‘ve got what is a tough tour of the west indies, so it could bea tour of the west indies, so it could be a long period without him bowling, so to have him get a game under his belt, i think, is good for him and the team. and few sports fa ns him and the team. and few sports fans out there, let‘s have a look at what is coming up. there is fa cup football on radio 5live sports extra tonight, with commentary on the first—round replay between salford city and shrewsbury. and at 5 live

gareth thomas has revealed he was the victim of a homophobic attack and showed his injuries in a videomeet his attacker, a 16—year—old boy, to talk to him about the impact of the attack. it's about the impact of the attack. it's a process called restorative justice. now, one of the the biggest police forces in the country — the west midlands force — is rolling out a restorative justice programme. they've decided to do it because of the amazing story of a woman called janika cartwright. her ex—partner stabbed her eight times when she was eight weeks pregnant, piercing her heart. she was attacked in a car park and her heart was pierced. she and her baby survived. janika chose to meet her ex, who was jailed for attempted murder, to ask him why he did what he did. i've been talking to janika cartwright, and steven duncan — who committed multiple burglaries over 30 years to feed his crack cocaine addiction and who's become friends with one of his victims. and the police and crime commissioner for west midlands police david jamieson. i want to begin by asking you, if it's ok with you, if you

the former welsh rugby and lions captain, gareth thomas, has been the victim of a homophobic hate crime video posted on social media. thomas asked that officers dealt with the 16—year—old attacker through restorative justice when a victim talks to the perpetrator about the harm they have caused. i was the victim in my home city of a hate crime for my sexuality. i wanted to be positive because i wanted to say thank you to the police who were involved, and were very helpful and allowed me to do restorative justice with the people who did this, because they thought they could learn more that way than any other way, and also to the people of cardiff who supported me and helped me, because there's a lot of people out there who want to hurt us. it's been revealed that what was thought to be a stolen picasso painting, taken during a robbery dubbed the theft of the century, was a fake. experts had hoped that the painting was harlequin's head, which was stolen from a gallery in rotterdam in 2012. two people said they had found it under a tree in south—east romania. a belgian theatre company has

final test of the autumn series against fiji on saturday, to show support to former wales captain gareth thomasattack on thomas last weekend in cardiff. during his playing career thomas spent three years at toulouse, helping them to a european title. james anderson will be rested for england's third test against sri lanka, which starts on friday in colombo. he's played a relatively minor role in their two wins so far, taking only one wicket, and he steps aside for stuart broad, who's yet to feature in the series, which england have already won. i understand the reasoning behind it, you know, the series is wrapped up. it's an opportunity. i think with the winter we've got a head, it makes sense for stewart to get some cricket. what's going to be a tough tour of the west indies, it could be a long period without him bowling. so to have him get a game under his belt, it's good for him and the team. that's all the sport for now. there's been a big rise in the number of children receiving treatment for knife attacks. the bbc has analysed data from the nhs in england for the last four years. knife cr

the french rugby union, has announced they'll be showing their support for former wales captain gareth thomasl now face the european champion in friday's semi—final. it's only two years since great britain's hockey players won the olympic title but they're having a hard time of it at the moment. despite tess howard's first international goal, they drew 2—2 with japan and they're still without a win at the champions trophy in china. tomorrow, they face the netherlands for the first time since beating them in the final in rio. james anderson will be rested for england's third test against sri lanka, which starts on friday in colombo. he's played a relatively minor role in their two wins so far, taking only one wicket, and he steps aside for stuart broad, who's yet to feature in the series, which england have already won. british speed skater elise christie says she's putting her 0lympic disappointment behind her and concentrating on winning gold in beijing in four years' time. christie has three world and ten european golds but her past two winter olympics have ended in heartbreak. competing wi