guy hedgecoe _ federation. thank you very much indeed. guy hedgecoe reporting | federation.ory this afternoon: donald trump becomes the first us president to have his mugshot taken after being formally charged with trying to overturn the result of the last presidential election. tom parfett — one of dozens of people who died after buying poison from a man accused of helping them to take their own lives. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: we'll have the latest from the tour championship in atlanta where rory mcilroy is aiming for a fourth title. the families of 30 people who died in care homes and hospitals in the early days of the covid pandemic are taking legal action against the government. the families argue the human rights of their loved ones were breached because not enough was done to protect them from the virus. the government says it tried to safeguard care home residents using the best evidence available at the time. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, reports. very happy days. that's my mother and father on a cruise. for liz, these phot

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. 0ur reporter in madrid, guy hedgecoe, sent this update a short whilerse would be for luis rubiales to step down and go quietly because the pressure really does seem to be unbearable for him. it really has been since fifa, the world governing body, suspended him at the weekend, suspended him provisionally pending disciplinary procedures, but i think that decision by his own federation yesterday to turn against him and call on him to resign really does look extremely significant in all of this because that was where luis rubiales had all his power, within the federation, and until a few days ago, it seems he still had that support there and that is no longer the case. it does not look as if his position is tenable any longer. just a little bit on _ position is tenable any longer. just a little bit on the wider impact. you said in your report this is far now beyond sport, far now beyond football. what are the kind of reactions outside the sport? there has been a — reactions outside the sport? there has been a critical _ reactions outside the sport? there

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.d of maui hasn't yet passed. authorities have issued an evacuation order for west maui covering an area north of the devastated town of lahaina due to a brush fire. firefighters are at the scene, and officials say the fire situation has stabilised. it comes as the fbi has confirmed that within hours of releasing the names of 388 people unaccounted for following the devastating maui wildfires, that more than 100 were reported safe. authorities made public the names on thursday, asking survivors to come forward, so they could focus their efforts on locating the still missing. the official death toll from the fires currently stands at 115. russian president vladimir putin has called on all employees of wagner and other russian private military contractors to swear an oath of allegiance to the russian state. the decree applies to anyone participating in military activities in ukraine, assisting the army and serving in territorial defence units. he signed the order on friday, with it taking

our correspondent guy hedgecoe is in madrid. guy, what are we expecting today?g to give us an idea of the federation's position now regarding luis rubiales, and the fallout from that infamous kiss that he gave jenni hermoso which has caused this crisis over the last week. the federation throughout last week was supporting luis rubiales to the hilt issuing communiques supporting him, saying the kiss was consensual. however he has been suspended by fifa. there is a feeling there could be a change of tack by the federation in his absence. i should point out there is another important meeting today, i am outside the national sport tribunal. its members are meeting today as well. that is in response to a government request for proceedings to be opened against mr rubiales which the government hopes can potentially lead to his removal from hopes can potentially lead to his removalfrom office. we do not know when a decision on this will come out but that could be another potentially important meeting today. guy hedgecoe, from madrid. from midnight tonight london's ultra

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.inues to protest his innocence after the release of his mugshot thursday. hours after the former president was proccessed at the fulton countyjail in atlanta his campaign website began selling mugshot branded mugs, tshirts, and wine coolers. then for the first time in two years trump posted on x, formerly known as twitter, to share the mugshot and the address of his website, with an all capital letters caption: "election interference. never surrender!" our correspondent barbara plett usher has the latest. donald trump is making the most of his mugshot. he's already turned it into a symbol of his campaign which may galvanise more republican support because it's increased after each indictment. the mugshot may drum home his message which he is a political martyr and he will never surrender. but when it comes to the campaign and how it will play out, there is no doubt his legal cases will force him to burn more cash. also create nearly impossible logistics. it's hard enough to run a campa

our reporter guy hedgecoe earlier.ress, called an abaya, in state run schools from the beginning of september. there have been months of debate over whether the loose fitting, full length robe should be allowed in schools, where the wearing of headscarves is already banned. the abaya covers the whole body except the head, and can be worn with a head covering such as the hijab or the niqab. let's talk to our reporter, yasmin khatun dewan. viewers might remember the bans on huabs viewers might remember the bans on hijabs in france. haifa viewers might remember the bans on hijabs in france.— hijabs in france. how is this different- — hijabs in france. how is this different. you _ hijabs in france. how is this different. you know- hijabs in france. how is this different. you know the - hijabs in france. how is this l different. you know the name hijabs in france. how is this - different. you know the name hijab. familiar terminology. some of that is to do with a number of the bands that have been in place for instances 200

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. sacked his country's foreign minister following anger over a meeting with her israeli counterpart. protests erupted when word of the meeting got out. libya, which claims the meeting was a chance encounter despite israeli denials, has no formal relations with israel. the libyan foreign ministry has issued a statement saying it completely rejected establishing relations with israel. there's been a dramatic rise in violence carried out by israeli settlers against palestinian civilians in the occupied west bank this year. the un says it's now seeing an average of three settler attacks a day. recent months have seen some horrific scenes of violence. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. fanning the flames of a bitter conflict, this year has seen a dramatic rise in violence and vandalism by brad closejewish settlers against palestinians in the occupied west bank. the palestinian village of burka recently mourned a 19—year—old who was shot dead. locals say they had rushed to p

guy hedgecoe there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ng news. the sandwich chain pret a manger has been fined £800,000 — that's us$1 million — after a member of staff wearing justjeans and a t—shirt was trapped in a walk—in freezer at one of its london shops for 2.5 hours. the woman was treated for suspected hypothermia and says she feared for her life. rishi sunak is expected to announce a new defence secretary to replace ben wallace on thursday according to reports. mr wallace has served as defence secretary under three prime ministers and has played a high—profile role in the uk's response to the ukraine war. mr wallace previously said he was quitting front—line politics due to the toll it had taken on his family. health experts are warning a proposed ban of nitrous oxide known as laughing gas could stop users seeking help in hospitals. in a letter to the government seen by bbc newsnight, 15 neurologists and other health experts say possession of the drug should not be criminalised. but the government says it plans to go ahead with th

meanwhile, the country is trying to remind itself guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.s latest development is a further escalation in a story that's snowballed since the world cup final last sunday. our news reporter azadeh moshiri takes us through the timeline of events. so how did we get here? well, after the world cup final during the ceremony, luis rubiales put his hands on either side ofjenni hermoso's face and kissed her. later on, during a live stream, she said she didn't enjoy it. now, afterfierce backlash from other football players, media as well as spain's own prime minister, rubiales finally apologises. he says, "i made a mistake," and adds, "sorry for those who were offended." and yet that's not enough. on 2a august, world football's governing body, fifa, opens disciplinary proceedings against him in order to examine his actions. on the 25th, the next day, luis rubiales says the kiss was consensual. this is what else he had to say. translation: i will not resign. i will not resign. no, i will not resign. and yet, that same day, spain's government decides to

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.rks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington on a hot summer's day in august 1963. activists, college students, lawmakers, families, and civil rights leaders travelled by car, bus, train, and on foot to participate in the march on washington forjobs and freedom. the march became a cornerstone event for the civil rights movement and a moment in american history. dr martin luther kinng delivered his celebrated i have a dream speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the day would end with a meeting between march leaders and presidentjohn f kennedy. the event marked the largest demonstration for human rights in us history and a display of unity among five of the nation's largest civil rights organizations. well, on saturday, dr king's family and civil rights leaders gathered to mark 60 years since that first march in 1963. this year's march comes under the shadow of the supreme court recent striking down of affirmative action in college admissions and a

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.test developement is a further escalation in a story that's snowballed since the world cup final last sunday. our news reporter azadeh moshiri takes us through the timeline of events. so how did we get here? well, after the world cup final during the ceremony, luis rubiales put his hands on either side ofjenni hermoso face and kissed her. later on, during a live stream, she said she didn't enjoy it. now, afterfierce backlash from otherfootball players, media as well as spain's own prime minister, rubiales finally apologises. he says, i made a mistake and adds, sorry for those who were offended. and yet that's not enough. on the 24th of august, world football's governing body, fifa, opens disciplinary proceedings against him in order to examine his actions. on the 25th, the next day, luis rubiales says the kiss was consensual. this is what else he had to say. i will not resign. no, i will not resign. and yet, that same day, spain's government decides to open legal proceedings in order t

guy hedgecoe reports from madrid.e spanish team lifted the world cup last sunday, it was a historic moment. but the way in which the national football federation president, luis rubiales, celebrated has made the last few days bittersweet ones for spanish football. the controversial kiss he gave star strikerjenni hermoso has been hogging the headlines. so too have this image of him celebrating the world cup victory just feet away from spain's queen letizia. after days of mounting pressure, mr rubiales had been expected to resign. but at an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, where he still appeared to enjoy some support, he insisted the kiss was consensual and he remained fiercely defiant. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave, _ while having done the bestjob for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i am going to tell you something, i will not resign. i will not resign. applause this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football, an

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.agner and other russian private military contractors to swear an oath of allegiance to the russian state. the decree applies to anyone participating in military activities in ukraine, assisting the army and serving in territorial defence units. he signed the order on friday, with it taking immediate effect. it comes two days after wagner leaders were presumed killed in a plane crash. in a separate development on saturday, a far—right sub—unit of wagner known as rusich said it was stopping military operations in ukraine. earlier i spoke to retired rear admiral mark montgomery about the wagner mercenary group's future without prigozhin. great to have you with us. thank you so much for taking the time. so now, in the wake of the presumed death of prigozhin, we have a situation in which president putin, as we know, is ordering russian troops to swear allegiance to russia. i mean, they have proved reluctant before. they enjoyed better conditions when it comes to pay, at least, under wagner.

here's guy hedgecoe. the last week has been one of angerfor many in spain.t the centre of the country's football crisis, luis rubiales. the backlash against him also seems to have taken on a broader meaning. "this is a very important moment," said this woman. it is difficult to capture behaviour like this on camera. i think it is important to raise a voice that i agree with the feminist movement to fight this injustice that the girl and the women have suffered. this is in the now infamous kiss that mr rubiales gave the playerjenni hermoso after spain's world cup victory and which she says was nonconsensual. fifa has provisionally suspended mr rubiales and prosecutors are investigating him for possible sexual assault. and now his own federation is calling on him to resign. mr rubiales's mother has locked herself in a church and begun a hunger strike against what she claimed was a witch hunt against her son. but for the left—wing government he represents a mindset at odds with modern spain. translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. - it is at the fo

we can cross to madrid and join our correspondent guy hedgecoe. what more can you tell us? latest development was that announcement that the prosecutor will investigate mr rubiales for that kiss to see if there is evidence of a case they can be brought against him in a court of law for sexual assault. now this is just preliminary, but it is potentially significant for mr rubiales, and he's facing so much pressure on so many different fronts at the moment. there's also that spanish sports tribunal meeting today which the government has requested. now that's not a criminal investigation which the court could open, but what the government wanted to do is open proceedings against mr rubiales so he could then be removed from his office. also of course, the federation meeting today with the leaders of the federation around the country meeting today in madrid — they have been trying to decide a strategy out of all of this without mr ruby aulas there, of course, because he's been suspended by fifa. —— mr ruby aulas. so there seems to be a lot more pressure on mr rubiales. what has

our correspondent guy hedgecoe is in madrid.resign. that is right. he has been defiant and refused to resign. the latest development was the plot is good to's decision to investigate him to see if he can find enough evidence to pursue a case against him for sexual assault for that kiss that he gave jenni sexual assault for that kiss that he gavejenni hermoso. that is a preliminary step, but it could be quite significant for luis rubiales who is now facing pressure on so many fronts. today a sports tribunal has been meeting to evaluate a request by the spanish government for it to open proceedings against luis rubiales in this case, and if those proceedings do go ahead, they could potentially end with him being removed from his post definitively. while that is going on, the mother of luis rubiales has locked herself in a church in the south of the country and gone on hunger strike because she says her son has done nothing wrong. she says the kiss was consensual, that her son would never attack a woman, and that she wants jenni he

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.n all capital letters caption: "election interference. never surrender! " our correspondent barbara plett usher has the latest. donald trump is making the most of his mugshot. he's already turned it into a symbol of his campaign which may galvanise more republican support because it's increased after each indictment. the mugshot may drum home his message which he is a political martyr and he will never surrender. but when it comes to the campaign and how it will play out, there is no doubt his legal cases will force him to burn more cash. it's hard enough to run a campaign, never mind when you counting 91 felony counts in 4g restrictions. it's complicated because of all the defendants. this all sorts of legal manoeuvres. for location. many of the top heber plans to request a separate trial so that they are not all lumped together and one of the defendants has got such a deal so you are looking at the possibility of multiple trials in multiple

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. let's get more on this with zoe conway in the newsroom. defiant luis rubiales. any sign of this being resolved?- of this being resolved? know, there isn't- — of this being resolved? know, there isn't. in _ of this being resolved? know, there isn't. in fact, _ of this being resolved? know, there isn't. in fact, if- there isn't. in fact, if anything, mr rubiales's position has hawed hardened overnight. it is reported that the football federation has backed up his version of events and it is reported they are standing by him and five times in that conference today he, in that emergency conference, said he would not resign. so, there is no sign at the moment. it is an extraordinary situation. we had what looked like notjust a victory for the women of the spanish team but a victory for women all over the world, that was certainly the hope, but now it has broken down into recrimination, so we have now got a war of words between luis rubiales and jenni hermoso, who is adamant that his version of events is not true, and she is standing by her stat

from madrid, guy hedgecoe has the latest.

guy hedgecoe is in madrid with more updates. more pressure on to luis rubiales. the prosecutor's office has opened an investigation to decide whether there's enough evidence to bring a lawsuit against mr rubiales for that kiss he gavejenni hermoso, to decide whether it constitutes sexual assault. now that's just a preliminary step, but it could be significant. and it's just one of many fronts which have opened up for mr rubiales. also spain's sports tribunal has been evaluating today a request by the spanish government for it to open up proceedings against mr rubiales in a step which could potentially lead to his removalfrom his post. while all that's been going on, the mother of luis rubiales, down in the south of the country, has locked herself in a church and is staging a hunger strike in protest at what she said is a witchhunt against her son. she insists that her son has done nothing wrong. she says that that now infamous kiss was consensual, and she says that she is going to stage this protest until people leave her son al

whether the kiss amounted to a sexual assault onjenni hermoso. 0ur correspondent in madrid is guy hedgecoebiales agreeing to quit. we haven't heard from mr rubiales since friday, when he gave a defiant speech before his own football federation saying he was not going to resign and insisting he'd done nothing wrong and that that kicks was consensual. that was a last we heard from him since then, you mentioned the fact that his own federation is turned against him and called on him to resign. fifa, the world football governing body, has suspended him provisionally while it opens disciplinary proceedings against him, so the pressure is increasing on him. there is enormous pressure from various quarters. what we don't know is his own mindset, whether he intends to bow to this pressure and go quietly or if he will continue to cling onto power, even though it appears that he really doesn't have any support left in the football world in spain. and what ofjenni hermoso? have we heard anything from her or those representing her? hat heard anything from her or those representing her?— heard anything

guy hedgecoe�*s report from madrid contains footage of some of the material that people have found offensivewhen the spanish team lifted the world cup last sunday, it was a historic moment. but the way in which the national football federation president luis rubiales celebrated has made the last few days bittersweet ones for spanish football. the controversial kiss he gave star strikerjenni hermoso has been hogging the headlines. so too have this image of him celebrating the world cup victory. after days of mounting pressure, mr rubiales had been expected to resign. but at an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, he insisted the kiss was consensual and he remained defiant. translation: is it so serious that l i have to leave while having donel the best job for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i am going to tell you something, i will not resign. i will not resign. this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football, the greatest ever achievement by its national team, but instead all of that has been overshadowed by one

live now to madrid and our correspondent guy hedgecoe.'s been the reaction now he has said he will? i think people expected this announcement. it became increasingly apparent throughout this week as support faded for rubiales. his position was untenable. i'm standing outside the spanish football federation building where in less than one hour, we are expecting an extraordinary meeting to be held. a meeting that was called earlier this week and which rubiales had hoped he would be able to shore up support to ensure his position was safe. however, it now transpires we are expecting him instead to resign. possibly at this very meeting itself. support from regional, local federation heads of football around the country has simply evaporated from him. yesterday, you could argue that the real turning point came when fifa, the world governing body, announced it was opening a disciplinary proceedings against him. we are expecting him to resign, possibly in the next hour or so. gary following those developments for us and plenty more on the bbc sp

we go live to guy hedgecoe, in madrid. we are expecting this meeting the next few hours?are expecting this meeting the next few hours?— next few hours? the federation is auoin to next few hours? the federation is going to meet _ next few hours? the federation is going to meet later— next few hours? the federation is going to meet later this _ next few hours? the federation is| going to meet later this afternoon, an extraordinary urgent meeting that called it to specifically discuss this crisis. mr ruby alice himself will not take part in that because he has been suspended by fifa. the regional football heads from around the country are going to take part. that meeting is expected to give us an attire regard it the federation's position on this matter, given that last friday, when mr ruby alice refused to resign, he appeared to have quite a bit support still within the federation but things have changed so much since then that it looks as if that support could be disappearing. so we might find out more about that later today. i am outside the national sports tribunal, whic

guy hedgecoe has the latest. has turned against him. the matter —— members of the federation have called on him to resign and to step down as soon as possible, and this is the federation which only a few days ago he seems to have a very strong on. grip but he is also facing pressure from other fronts as well. as it is have announced opening an investigation to see whether or not they can bring a case against him for sexual assault because of that kiss that he gave hermoso, the soccer player at the end of the world cup final. the government wants to remove him from office and has requested that the national sports tribunal open proceedings against him in a move which could lead to his eventual removal. that seems to be a process which is taking rather longer than the government would like. another alternative is simply that mr rubiales steps down of his own accord. we don't know if he intends to do that, but in the south of the country, his mother is carrying out a hunger strike in defence of her son because she s

straight to madrid. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe is there for us now.hat's now coming from all quarters and step—down? the hint that's now coming from all quarters and step-down?— the hint that's now coming from all quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't- — quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't- we _ quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't. we haven't _ quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't. we haven't heard - quarters and step-down? well, there really isn't. we haven't heard from i really isn't. we haven't heard from mr rubiales this last friday when he gave a very defiant speech before his own football federation said he was not going to resign, insisting he had done nothing wrong and that that kiss was consensual. that was the last we heard from him. since then, of course, you mentioned the fact is own federation has turned has called on him to resign. fifa, the world's football governing body has suspended him provisionally while it opens disciplinary proceedings against him as well so the pressure is increas

has thrown spain's approach to sex equality into the spotlight — as our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoehould be a #metoo woman for spanish football so he seemed to be suggesting that there is a gender equality problem in spanish port. many of those players are supporting, all of those players are supporting, all of those players supporting jenni hermoso and she herself no doubt would support that point of view, i think. but i think this will feed into a broader issue of spanish society, which is seeing a tremendous amount of change when it comes to issues of sexual consent and gender equality, changes socially but also legislative changes and i think the robina ellis affair is to a certain scent professors of the tensions that have been created by this enormous changes that spain has seen. this is not the first — changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time _ changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time that _ changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time that the _ changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time that the spanish i not the first t

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid.n away have published the names of almost 400 people who have been missing since wildfires swept the island of maui. they want any survivors on the list to come forward so the number of people unaccounted for can be reduced. teams are still searching the charred remains of the devastated towns. meanwhile, tourism operators in unaffected parts of maui are reporting a downturn in business after the wildfires and the way�*s us senators posted to social media on thursday urging tourists to visit south the part of the island not directly affected by the wildfires, saying people were on the brink of losing or being furloughed from their jobs. a member of away�*s house of representatives and the chair of its tourism committee, joins us. it is great to have you with us. i want to start with where things are at the moment, hawaiian officials releasing a list of almost 400 people who are still missing stop our recovery efforts going? stop our recovery efforts auoin ? ~ . stop our recovery effort

for the latest, here's our madrid correspondent, guy hedgecoe.ed by this celebratory kiss after spain's world cup victory shows little sign of fading. the insistence by football federation president luis rubiales that it was consensual has pitted him against the team which lifted the trophy. after refusing to resign yesterday, mr rubiales has labelled jenni hermoso, the player he kissed, a liar and has threatened legal action against her. she has said the kiss was not consensual and made herfeel a victim of an attack. a saturday friendly game between two amateur teams in madrid. nunes is watching her son play. but like most people here, it seems there is only one football story on her mind. translation: he's got to resign. he humiliated a woman and he needs to go. he doesn't represent us, he doesn't represent male football let alone female football. now football's world governing body, fifa, has stepped in, suspending mr rubiales from all football—related activity for three months, pending a disciplinary procedure against him. translation: this h

our correspondent in madrid is guy hedgecoe.eeing to quit. we haven't heard from mr ruby alice since last friday when he gave a very defiant speech before his own football federation saying he wasn't going to resign, insisting that he had done nothing wrong and that that case was consensual. that was the last we heard from him, since then you mentioned the fact that his own federation has turned against him and has called on him to resign. fifa, the world football governing body, has suspended him provision while it opens disciplinary proceedings against him as well. the pressure is increasing on him and there is enormous pressure from various quarters but what we don't know is his own mindset, whether he intends to bow to this pressure and go quietly or if he will continue to cling onto power even though it appears that he really doesn't have any support left in the football world here in spain. we have heard from one or two of the spanish player saying that they want to get more respect in general and want to be treated better

guy hedgecoe's report from madrid contains footage of some of the material that people have found offensiveld cup last sunday, it was a historic moment. but the way in which the national football federation president luis rubiales celebrated has made the last few days bittersweet ones for spanish football. the controversial kiss he gave star strikerjenni hermoso has been hogging the headlines. so too have this image of him celebrating the world cup victory. after days of mounting pressure, mr rubiales had been expected to resign. but at an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, he insisted the kiss was consensual and he remained defiant. translation: is it so serious that l i have to leave while having done | the best job for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i am going to tell you something, i will not resign. i will not resign. this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football, the greatest ever achievement by its national team, but instead all of that has been overshadowed by one man's behaviour and the backlash ag

live now to madrid and our correspondent guy hedgecoe.been the reaction now he has said he will? luis rubiales arrived at the meeting a few moments ago and started addressing those present. he did apologise for some of his behaviour, following sunday's world cup when, for example, the fact that he had grabbed his crotch when he celebrated spain's win. he said he shouldn't have done that and apologise for it. he also addressed theissue apologise for it. he also addressed the issue of the case that he gave the issue of the case that he gave the player who has been at the centre of this over the last few days. he insisted that this kiss was consensual. he said it was not nonconsensual, there was nothing wrong with it, and so in that sense, he has been rather defiant, so far, during his address. we don't know what is coming next. obviously he's going to continue talking. the expectation was that he would possibly resign during this meeting. he hasn't done so yet and has taken this rather defiant stance. we don't know what will happen next but

our correspondent guy hedgecoe reports from spain.team lifted the world cup last sunday, it was a historic moment. but the way in which the national football federation president, luis rubiales, celebrated, has made the last few days bittersweet ones for spanish football. the controversial kiss he gave star strikerjenny hermoso has been hogging the headlines. after days of mounting pressure, luis rubiales had been expected to resign. but at an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, he insisted the kiss was consensual, and he remained defiant. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave, _ while having done the bestjob for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i'm going to tell you something — i will not resign, i will not resign. i will not resign. this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women's football, and the greatest ever achievement by its national team. but instead, all of that has been overshadowed by one man's behaviour, and the backlash against him. tran

guy hedgecoe is following the story in madrid 7 and his report contains some footage you may find offensive the spanish team lifted the world cup last sunday, it was a historic moment. but the way in which the national football fetid ration president ruiz ruby allie�*s celebrated has made the last few days bittersweet ones for spanish football. the controversial kiss he gave * strykerjenni air so, so too has this... spain's queen letizia. mr ruby alice had been expected to resign, but at an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, he stunned onlookers by insisting the kiss was consensual and he remained defiant. translation: ifs and he remained defiant. translation:— and he remained defiant. translation: , ., ., , ., translation: is that so serious that i have to leave _ translation: is that so serious that i have to leave while _ translation: is that so serious that i have to leave while having - translation: is that so serious that i have to leave while having the - i have to leave while having the done the bestjob for spanish football, do you really believe i have to res

live now to madrid and our correspondent guy hedgecoe. what is the latest? i guess what we want to hear, to the fact that luis rubiales has said a number of times, that he won't resign because you think the main reaction is one of amazement. it was so widely reported from last night into this morning, that mr rubiales was going to resign. the feeling was that the pressure on him was unbearable, that his position is president was untenable now, especially after fifa opened disciplinary proceedings against him yesterday. the disciplinary proceedings against him esterda . . , , , ., disciplinary proceedings against him esterda . . ,, , ., disciplinary proceedings against him esterda . , ., ., yesterday. the assumption was that he was going _ yesterday. the assumption was that he was going to _ yesterday. the assumption was that he was going to resign, _ yesterday. the assumption was that he was going to resign, as - yesterday. the assumption was that he was going to resign, as simple . yesterday. the assumption was that| he was going to resign, as simple as tha

of forcibly kissing a winner of the women's world cup on the lips. 0ur correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe this update. world football's governing body, fifa, has suspended luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation, from all football—related activity, national and international for 90 days. and that is pending some disciplinary proceedings that fifa has brought against mr rubiales, which are related to his behaviour. at the end of the women's world cup final last week, when spain beat england in sydney, australia, at the end of that final, mr rubiales grabbed one of the spanish players, kissed her on the lips and he says that was a consensual act. jenni hermoso has since said that it was not, and this has created a huge backlash against mr rubiales government ministers. senior figures within the sporting world and other public figures have all come out criticising mr rubiales. in many cases calling on him to step down. however, he has refused to do that. he says that the kiss was consensual. he did nothing wrong and he has promised that he intends to stay on as federa

from madrid, guy hedgecoe has the latest.he last week has been one of anger for many the last week has been one of angerfor many in spain. this protest is against the man at the centre of the country's football crisis. the backlash against him also seems to have taken on a broader meaning. translation:— translation: this is a very important — translation: this is a very important moment, - translation: this is a very important moment, said - translation: this is a very| important moment, said this woman. it is difficult to capture behaviour like this on camera. i think it is important to raise a voice and we agree with the feminist movement to fight this injustice that the girl and the women have suffered. girl and the women have suffered-— girl and the women have suffered. , , ., suffered. this is in the now infamous — suffered. this is in the now infamous kiss _ suffered. this is in the now infamous kiss that - suffered. this is in the now infamous kiss that mr - suffered. this is in the now - infamous kiss that mr rubiales

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. will face trial told he will face trial in march next year on federal charges of attempting to cheat the 2020 presidential election. mr trump's lawyers tried to delay the case until 2026, but the judge said he was not entitled to unlimited time to prepare. hundreds of passengers will leave a p&o cruise ship early after it collided with another boat during a storm off the spanish island of mallorca yesterday, damaging a lifeboat. p&o said a total of 321 passengers would be flying back to their starting point. sir eltonjohn has spent a night in hospital after falling at his villa in the south of france. a spokesperson for the singer says he's now back home and in good health. the 76—year—old has been spending the summer in france, after performing a headline set at glastonbury festival. what is the weather looking like? good morning. good morning. it is looking mixed today with bright spells, sunny spells and showers and it will be like that tomorrow. on thursday, rain from the south. b

our spain correspondent guy hedgecoe joins us now.om this meeting? we are expecting this meeting to give us _ from this meeting? we are expecting this meeting to give us some - from this meeting? we are expecting this meeting to give us some kind i from this meeting? we are expecting this meeting to give us some kind of| this meeting to give us some kind of idea as _ this meeting to give us some kind of idea as to— this meeting to give us some kind of idea as to how much support mr rubiales — idea as to how much support mr rubiales still has within the federation. until now they had supported him until the hilt regarding this crisis, the federation hasjustified his behaviour, defended him, and issued communiques in some cases criticising _ communiques in some cases criticising jenny amoso, the player he kissed. — criticising jenny amoso, the player he kissed, saying that she had been lying. _ he kissed, saying that she had been lying. -- _ he kissed, saying that she had been lying, —— cheney heramoso, saying that she _ lying, —— chene

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