one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycott. and what do you know about geoffrey boycott?t the runs in the end. thank you. but the knighthood is proving controversial. this is mr boycott almost 20 years ago, heading into a french court to appeal a conviction of assaulting his girlfriend at that time, margaret moore. he lost the appeal. the court had heard she'd been punched in the face and body 20 times. women's rights campaigners say his knighthood is inappropriate. at a time when prosecutions and convictions are going down, it tells survivors that they are not important, and i think that's a terrible message to send women. geoffrey boycott gave his response on the today programme this morning. it's a cross i have to bear, right or wrong, good or bad. i have to live with it, and i do, because i'm clear in my mind, and i think most people in england are, that it not true. although the chief executive of women's aid has said celebrating a man... i don't care a toss about her, love. it's 25 years ago. speaking later, mr boycott expressed dismay at the media raising the issue

geoffrey boycott becomes sir geoffrey — more on that in just a moment — but there was also a knighthood he led the side to two ashes series victories and took england to the top of the world test rankings. he was also instrumental in this summers world cup triumph in his former role as director of cricket with the national side. he resigned from that role to spend time with his wife, ruth, who died from lung cancer last year. he has set up a charitable foundation in her name. geoffrey boycott, who will be with the test match special team at the oval on thursday, also received a knightood today for his services to cricket but many have questioned whether he is deserving of that award. in 1998, he was fined and given a three—month suspended prison sentance in a french court for assaulting a former girlfriend. he was asked about that on radio 4's today programme i have to live with it. and i do, because i am clear in my

is now sir geoffrey boycott.dgment. one of theresa may has made a serious error injudgment. one of the theresa may has made a serious error in judgment. one of the things she was trying to push through was a domestic abuse bill and this seems to throw... it seems to fly in the face of that. we have somebody who was showing no remorse, a convicted perpetrator who has been honoured in this way. that cannot be right. you know what people have been saying today, those who have been defending it, they have been saying he was convicted, it was over 20 years ago, and that this award is for a very different thing, this is for his contribution to sporting life, and for that reason it should be respected. so what would your answer to those people be? all people in the public eye, and sportspeople in particular, are role models. people look up to them. that is not only for what they achieve in sporting world, but also for the rest of their lives was up certainly in terms of honour, this is for the whole person, and we have

the metro features comments made by sir geoffrey boycott, who was made a knight in theresa may's resignationengland cricketer hit back after concerns were raised over his domestic violence record. an image of the woman who mr boycott was convicted of assaulting is on the front of the daily mail. the paper leads with what they call labour's plot to take britain back to the 1970s — with plans to boost union powers. the times reports that two british—australian women have been arrested and detained in an iranian prison, as tensions continue to escalate between london and tehran. and the guardian has calls from retailers and unions for urgent government action to help struggling high streets as store closures soar. they also have an image of four former british prime ministers attending a memorial service for the former lib dem leader, paddy ashdown. that is the flavour of some of the front pages. we are going to start off by asking, starting with the independent. no election until brexit is settled, says tom watson. you wonder how long he sees himself as labour's number two in ajeremy corbyn la

one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycott, and what do you know about geoffrey boycott? the i’u ns boycott? he stuck to it and got the runs in the end. the knighthood is proving controversial though, because in 1998 he was convicted in france of beating his then girlfriend, margaret moore. he has a lwa ys girlfriend, margaret moore. he has always denied the assault. you apologise if you've done something wrong. you put your hand up. i a lwa ys wrong. you put your hand up. i always do about other things. i've made mistakes in my life, but i'm not going to put my hand up for something i know i did not do. not going to put my hand up for something i know! did not do. but on radio four this morning he dismissed concerns from domestic violence charities. although the chief executive of women's aid said celebrating a man... i don't care a toss about her, love, that was 25 years ago. i am dismayed the committee has taken the decision to award the honour in this way. this type of honour makes you look at the whole person, not just type of honour makes you look at the whole perso

one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycott. and what do you know about geoffrey boycott?proving controversial, though, because in 1998, he was convicted in france of beating his then girlfriend margaret moore. he lost this appeal two years later, but has always denied the assault. you apologise if you've done something wrong. you put your hand up. i always do about other things, because i make mistakes, other mistakes, in my life. but i'm not going to put my hand up for something i know i didn't do. but on radio 4 this morning, he dismissed concerns from domestic violence charities. although the chief executive of wwomen's aid has said celebrating a man... i don't give a toss about her, love. it's 25 years ago. i'm completely dismayed that the honours committee has taken the decision to award the honour in this way. i'm sure for this type of honour they should look at the whole person, not just whether they've made achievements in one particular field. it's a very serious issue here and it shows complete contempt for the thousands of women who are living with domestic abu

one of my cricket heroes was always geoffrey boycott. and what do you know about geoffrey boycott?ause in 1998 he was convicted in france of beating his then girlfriend margaret moore. he lost this appeal two years later, but has always denied the assault. you apologise if you've done something wrong. you put your hand up. i always do about other things, because i make mistakes, other mistakes, in my life. but i'm not going to put my hand up for something i know i didn't do. but on radio 4 this morning, he dismissed concerns from domestic violence charities. although the chief executive of women's aid has said celebrating a man... i don't give a toss about her, love. it's 25 years ago. i'm completely dismayed that the honours committee has taken the decision to award the honour in this way. i'm sure for this type of honour they should look at the whole person, not just whether they've made achievements in one particularfield. it's a very serious issue here and it shows complete contempt for the thousands of women who are living with domestic abuse at the moment, or who are survivor

this honour to geoffrey boycott legitimises domestic abuse. it boycott legitimises domestic abuse. yes, i do, it is an insult to all victims of domestic abuse and should not have been allowed to happen. there one incident such this negate his entire life achievements? he was caught and punished, no suggestion this was a pattern behaviour, why must he bejudged and condemned on this rather than being celebrated for his decades as a cricketer? he denies the allegations. we will talk more about that later. annita mcveigh has the news. parliament has been officially suspended for the next five weeks after an extraordinary night in the house of commons, there were chaotic scenes into the early hours of the morning as opposition mps sang, wave placards and at one point even attempted to stop thejohn bercow, from leaving the house. earlier, borisjohnson from leaving the house. earlier, boris johnson lost a from leaving the house. earlier, borisjohnson lost a six vote in as many days as he failed in his bid to call an early general election. petrol bomb

geoffrey boycott becomes sir geoffrey.of the test rankings. he was also instrumental in this summers world cup triumph in his former role as director of cricket with the national side. he resigned from that role to spend time with his wife ruth who died from lung cancer last year. he has set of a charitable foundation in her name. alice tai and tully kearney are both on course to win a second gold medal in two days at the world para swimming championships. tai is through to the final of the 100 metre backstroke in her class after easing to victory in her heat. fellow british swimmer megan richter has also qualified. and keaney won her heat to qualify for tonight's final in the women's 200 metres. suzanna hext is also in the final afterfinishing 3rd in the heat. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will be back after 12pm. that's bbc.co.uk/sport there are growing concerns that people are becoming dependent on prescription drugs, according to public health england.

as a geoffrey boycott could not clear less, he used those words on the today programme. won't give away and it will roll on and on. it is unnecessary. in a way, you may wonderfrom his point of is unnecessary. in a way, you may wonder from his point of view, whether it is all worth having all these headlines... for a knighthood. all right, let's end up with jane austen. dawn, you studied, you completed two degrees ending with literature, so you can talk to us about jane austen. i did two degrees in english language and then i failed to —— literature and failed to read a single jane austen novel. all of us are focused on brexit but this is an interesting story about a group of women who every now and then, to get away from theirjobs, dress up as jane austen characters, they have balls with champagne and they have balls with champagne and they drink and may so when they pretend they are in a jane austen novel. it is this beautiful escapism, and... a bit naughty about some of the jane austen carrick is. —— characters. some of the jane austen carrick is. -- characters. they m

geoffrey boycott becomes sir geoffrey. and there's also a knighthood for andrew strauss.ball, euro qualifiers and england playing, hoping to keep up what has been a pretty good start. england are off to southampton tonight in their euro 2020 qualifier against kosovo. they've got a perfect record so far — one they'll be wanting to maintain — but kosovo are the only other unbeaten team in their group. in fact, they're actually unbeaten in 15 games and haven't lost in two years. they'rejust a point behind england in group a but gareth southgate still plans to make changes to his side for the game at st mary's. we might freshen the team a bit, i think that would be important. we don't need to, everyone is fit and available so we just have to make sure we get the balance right. we need to have the right defending and attacking profiles to make sure we are giving ourselves the best chance to win the game. new huddersfield town manager danny cowley says the club needs to realise they are in a relegation battle if they‘ re to start climbing the table. after dropping out of the pr

geoffrey boycott becomes sir geoffrey.or england for 18 years. he's now a commentator and part of bbc radio's test match special team. and there's also a knighthood for former england captain andrew strauss and more recently director of cricket before resigning to be with his wife ruth, who died from lung cancer last year. strauss set up several fundraising events during england matches this summer in aid of the the ruth strauss foundation. day two of the para world swimming championships is just about to get under way in london. british swimmers will be looking to emulate their opening day success. reece dunn broke the s14 200 metres freestyle world record to lead home a gb clean sweep of the podium. thomas hamer and jordan catchpole took silver and bronze respectively. that was actually a good race. i could have done a lot more in that first 50. always have a lot to give on the last 50. it is a massive improvement. it means a lot to me. obviously i have been doing this since i was a kid. obviously some positives going in

geoffrey boycott becomes sir geoffrey. and there's also a knighthood for andrew strauss.hes victories and also took the england to the top of the test rankings. he was also instrumental in this summer's world cup triumph in his former role as director of cricket with the national side. he resigned from that role to spend time with his wife ruth, who died from lung cancer last year. he has set of a charitable foundation in her name. there were defeats for northern ireland and scotland in euro qualifying last night. this evening england will be trying to maintain their 100% record in their group. they play kosovo tonight in southampton. kosovo are unbeaten in 15 games and haven't lost in two years. they'rejust a point behind england in group a but gareth southgate still plans to make changes to his side for the game at st mary's. we might freshen the team a bit. i think that would be important. we do not need to, everybody is fit and available, so we've just got to make sure that we get the balance right because we need the cohesion. and we need to have the right defending

along with strauss, geoffrey boycott will also receive a knighthood.gramme that he "couldn't give a toss" about those who say he shouldn't have received the gong, due to his previous conviction for repeatedly punching his then girlfriend in the face in 1998. domestic abuse charity women's aid said it sent completely the wrong message to survivors. after his interview with today, boycott sat down with the bbc‘s harry gration. i have just been awarded a knighthood, it should have been one of the nicest day as of my life and that is all i'm thinking of. i thought that our former prime minister had given me this honour on behalf of the british people, so i thought i had a duty to be available to quite a few outlets at answer questions about it. about my cricket stuff that is what i was given it for. i didn't know i was going to be set up and sandbag. how do you feel at this moment after three or four hours of media scrutiny? sad. always disappointed. because the media have an agenda, don't they? some of them, not all full topic and blame the ball, but some

geoffrey boycott, who will be with the test match special team at the oval on thursday, also received a knightood today for his services to cricket but many have questioned whether he is deserving of that award. in 1998, he was fined and given a three—month suspended prison sentance in a french court for assaulting a former girlfriend. he was asked about that on radio 4's today programme i have to live with it. and i do, because i am clear in my mind, and i think in most people in england are, that it think in most people in england are, thatitis think in most people in england are, that it is not true. the chief executive of women's aid says...” don't give a toss about her, you can ta ke don't give a toss about her, you can take your political nature and do what you want with it. if you want to talk to me about my knighthood, thatis to talk to me about my knighthood, that is nice of you. but i couldn't give a toss. a few hours later, the co—chief executive of women's aid, the charity to help victims of domestic abuse, spoke to the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme. he has expressed

people who know geoffrey boycott will say his straight talking today is typical of the man. he lives, there is a blue plaque outside his house advertising his presence. he isa house advertising his presence. he is a very proud yorkshire men. but he says he doesn't care what people think about his past, and as for his future, he says people can call him siror future, he says people can call him sir or just future, he says people can call him sir orjustjeffrey. he future, he says people can call him sir or justjeffrey. he is future, he says people can call him sir orjustjeffrey. he is an opinionated, sometimes outspoken public figure. today is just the latest controversy in his life. danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. the headlines on bbc news... following talks with borisjohnson the dup leader, arlene foster, says the prime minister has shown his commitment to securing a brexit deal which "works for the entire united kingdom". the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he'll offer voters another referendum, with an option for leaving the eu, as well as an option for remaining.

geoffrey boycott becomes sir geoffrey. years. he's now a commentator and part of bbc radio's test match special team. and there's also a knighthood for former england captain andrew strauss and more recently director of cricket before resigning to be with his wife ruth, who died from lung cancer last year. strauss set up several fundraising events during england matches this summer in aid of the ruth strauss foundation. lovely to see him being honoured at this point. absolutely. there is a little and going back to australia. the final ashes test match this week. louise one one. look at this. this is literally the most exciting thing that has happened to me in yea rs. thing that has happened to me in years. you got a triathlon? in unexpected news i have watto a golf trophy. i know you would not be able to make it —— i have one. trophy. i know you would not be able to make it -- i have one. she has been nagging us. louise came for the first time... you don't play golf! she had no clubs, no shoes, she borrowed everything, and

the metro features comments made by sir geoffrey boycott — who was made a knight in theresa may's resignationrs list. the former england cricketer hit back after concerns were raised over his domestic violence record. an image of the woman who mr boycott was convicted of assaulting — is on the front of the daily mail. the paper leads with what they call labour's plot to take britain back to the 19705 — with plans to boost union powers. and the guardian has calls from retailers and unions for urgent government action to help struggling high streets as store closures soar. they also have an image of four former british prime ministers attending a memorial service for the former lib dem leader, paddy ashdown. that was just a little taster of the front pages we have got in. we will start for the big question. if you could solve this, on the front page of the daily telegraph. could johnson have the answer to solve the break the deadlock?|j johnson have the answer to solve the break the deadlock? i think that's a little bit of an optimistic suggestion that borisjohnson could have solved this proble

the former girlfriend of ex—cricketer geoffrey boycott has criticised theresa may's decision to give . in an interview with the sun newspaper, margaret moore — who was physically assaulted by boycott in the 19905 — said she was disgusted that he had been honoured. he has always denied the attack. a state funeral will take place later today for the former leader of zimbabwe, robert mugabe. he died in a hospital in singapore last week at the age of 95, two years after he was ousted from office in a coup. many zimbabweans will shun the ceremony in protest at the repression which marked his later years in power. he's expected to be buried next month in a specially built mausoleum. after months of violent clashes, demonstrators in hong kong will stage peaceful singalongs in shopping centres and parks this weekend. last night, pro—democracy protesters formed a lantern—carrying human chain. earlier, hundreds gathered to sing their adopted anthem glory to hong kong. one of the uk's largest pawnbrokers has closed all of its stores. the owner of albemarle & bond and herbert brown has announced

the former girlfriend of ex—cricketer, geoffrey boycott, has criticised theresa may's decision to giveore — who was physically assaulted by boycott in the 1990s — said she was disgusted that he had been honoured. he has always denied the attack. one of the uk's largest pawnbrokers has closed all of its stores. the owner of albemarle & bond and herbert brown has announced its looking for a buyer for some of its 116 shops with staff offered redundancy. the national pawnbrokers association says customers are being kept in the dark. those are the main stories this morning. let's catch up on the sport. good morning. good morning. the morning after the night before, it was a tense finish with the solheim cup. day two of the solheim cup is under way. two of this morning's foursomes have teed off with europe having a slender one point lead. the captains have decided to do what was successful yesterday, exactly the same today. there were three winning pairs and are all out again today. they're 4 and a half to 3 and a half in front. follow it on the bbc sport website. there are higlights on bbc

the former girlfriend of ex—cricketer geoffrey boycott has criticised theresa may's decision to givearet moore — who was physically assaulted by boycott in the 19905 — said she was disgusted that he had been honoured. he has always denied the attack. one of the uk's largest pawnbrokers has closed all of its stores. the owner of albemarle & bond and herbert brown has announced its looking for a buyer for some of its 116 shops with staff offered redundancy. the national pawnbrokers association says customers are being kept in the dark. good morning, whew! news on the solheim cup? it was extraordinary yesterday because there were lots of big victories in the individual matches and yet they all came together at the end of the day and realised her set up day to they should have a nice and close so it is delicately poised, a fantastic — already does make sense of how equal the two teams are balanced. are we talking about the solheim cup? no, we're not talking about the ashes! this is the ryder cup but in women's golf see you have team europe and tea m golf see you have team europe and team