sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domestich to take place since the season was suspended because of coronavirus. for years the american football team washington redskins has been criticised for having a racist name. redskins is a racial slur against native americans. the events following george floyd's death in the us has increased calls for the name to be changed with several sponsors threatening to pull funds if they don't. today the nfl franshise announced it will rename itself, and change its logo, after 87 years. nesta mcgregor reports: it is common for a jersey to be retired, but it is less common for a tea m retired, but it is less common for a team name but in the statement, but in a statement —— albeit still bearing the old name —— washington said the search was on to find a new one. a decision they say keep the community, fans and sponsors happy. business pressures are encroaching and it was fedex, the global shipping company that basically said, ina shipping company that basically said, in a private letter, if you d

this afternoon that the season will resume on the 14th of august, a friday night clash between harlequinsl will be at twickenham on the 24th of october but there is so much to cram in in between. they will be three rounds of midweek matches, a real rarity for top—flight rugby union, games are mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays, with some clubs being asked to play as often as every four days. now, premiership rugby had said this afternoon at the clu bs a re rugby had said this afternoon at the clubs are all on board with a schedule and are really looking forward to it, they say it is maintaining the integrity of the competition. but with the season now going from august and october, the four internationals and then the next season starting in november, not to mention the lions tour coming up not to mention the lions tour coming up whenever it might be next summer, we are entering into an unprecedented 12 month period perhaps of solid rugby, which is going to put unique strain on clubs and players alike. a bbc investigation has found that there has been more than 160 cases of sports coaches e

four non—playing members of staff returned positive tests and will now self—isolate — saracens, harlequins season's set to get going again on the weekend of 15 august. that's all the sport for now. more reaction to those stories on the bbc sport website, as well as to all of wednesday's football. but for me in the team for now, thanks for watching and good night. hello again. there were two very different types of weather across the uk during wednesday. it's a similar set up as we go into thursday. in the south, we've got lots of low cloud — this was cardigan bay during wednesday afternoon. to the north of that, we've got a shower a regime with much more sunshine around. and the divider is this area of low pressure. so, keeping all parts unsettled, but it is bringing in heavy and persistent rain during the course of wednesday night. and that heaviest rain will be clearing out of the way, but it leaves a legacy of those weather fronts and misty clouds. it's pretty humid, as well, but that by the front across the southern half of the country a tad chillierfurther north. but lots of misty low

you guys but in the day remember when we used to love to read like harlequin books yeah now we make those kind of movies where they love to just sit around and they skate and watch these oh we came along it's amazing how much it's caught on. and you know they it's funny they always use a vaguely dismissive term about things like those we have books or movies or theater they always called guilty pleasures and i'm thinking hey what what do you it's pleasure that's the key number and you know. they always throw that little big but i always think boy what's better than a guilty pleasure you know it's perfect tell me for instance on the wrong step father want to help tolbert listeners the viewers haul the wrong part works into this to give us a a glimpse at the wrong stepfather exactly the wrong stepfather. i play a principal and this is a great thing about me being the producers and i get to cast myself for roles that i normally don't get cast in so i play our the principal allen and one of our teachers is recently divorced played by krista allen and she's dating again and she has a young dau

sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domesticon was suspended because of coronavirus. that's all for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. back to you, simon. thank you very much. let's return to out main story this hour and borisjohnson has said he'll announce in the next few days whether face coverings should be compulsory in shops in england. he said he thought it was important for people to wear them in confined spaces. it follows conflicting m essa 9 es from other senior politicians over recent days. the prime minister was speaking on a visit to the london ambulance service headquarters, where he was also asked if he's surprised at the number of coronavirus—related calls paramedics are still receiving. now, because a lot of people obviously still worry that they might have the symptoms so quite rightly they are calling either 111, or in extremis, the ambulance service, but you still see a steady fall in the number of hospital admissions notjust fall in the number of hospital admissions not just in fall in the number

sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domesticross the country. a fairly mild morning. how about tuesday? a few sunny spells around, but a pretty cloudy day ahead and quite a wet one for some of us, particularly in northern ireland. you can see the cloud on the satellite picture coming this way and the next few days will be overcast. the good weather, the high pressure is not far away. we have to wait for it to build across the uk. it‘s going to not happen immediately. this is what it looks like early hours on tuesday, it is mild, around 15 or 16 degrees across the south and south—east. in aberdeen, around 12 degrees. so a lot of cloud moving across the uk during the morning, but notice in northern ireland, grey and wet and this rain will hang around for much of the day. the rest of the country, cloudy at times with a few sunny spells. 0n the whole, not a bad day, i guess. brighter spells on the south coast. this is what it looks like on wednesday. wednesday could be an overcast day across the uk, with bits and pieces of rain or d

. >> the unhappy harlequin explained that his clown tears were about a flashback were triggered aboutn he heard about joel lovelien's death. >> i thought about it. that could have been me, you know. >> the guy wearing that yellow costume was waking up. his name was travis stay. a 23-year-old nursing student at the university of north dakota. today he was nursing the mother of all hangovers because he had had so much to drink at the bars the previous bars that he slept away most of the next day. when he awoke, one of his friends shared some worrisome news. >> one of my roommates had seen that they were looking for a guy in a yellow sweatshirt. so i went down to the police station. >> bring your attorney with you? >> no. i had nothing to hide. >> so two days after joel lovelien's death, travis sat down across from grand forks detectives. >> looking for a man with a yellow hooded sweatshirt. >> when he described his lion costume, detective's antenna went up. he realized it wasn't a bloody bird foot next to his body. a lion's paw and travis confirmed it. >> i had a yellow hooded sweatshir

sharks are currently second in the table and face harlequins on the 14th of august, the first domestict for now. back to you, simon. thank you, and we can take you to the house of commons because the home secretary priti patel is explaining the new fast—track plans for the points—based immigration system for the points—based immigration syste m fro m for the points—based immigration system from january the 1st and she's taking questions. often the hidden victims of domestic violence. either as victims themselves or through witnessing it, will gain additional protection from our landmark domestic abuse bill.” thank my honourable friend for his question, and this is an important issue in terms of children and the protection of children. children are victims when it comes to domestic abuse and it's a sad fact children often witness some of the most abhorrent abuse of their parent or of others as well and the bill does that. i am of others as well and the bill does that. lam proud of others as well and the bill does that. i am proud we of others as well and the bill does that. lam proud we

i justices harlequin, one of the greatest defensive the 19th century -- this is a kentucky former slave state. he is a no nothing turned abolitionist. he says that would rather be white and be consistent. when he is writing the decision, to strike down the civil rights act of 1875, his wife puts the pen that chief justice tani had used to write the dred scott decision. he realizes -- this is one of the great defenders of the promise of the reconstruction amendments of the 19th century. and in his spectacular dissent in place either says ferguson he basically says that everyone knows that the real purpose of the separation was not for convenience of both parties, but to degrade and stigmatize african americans. in famous words, he said, in respect of civil rights, the constitution neither knows nor tolerate classes among citizens. the constitution is color blind. there is no cast here. there is an odd preface to his decision which is jarring by modern terms. he says, the ways the moment is preeminent, so it will continue to be fit maintains its traditions, but in respect exhilarates ther