john motson also en'oyed the lighter side. �* . ., , ,., john motson also en'oyed the lighter side. � extraordinary, | side. and here comes the pot of i paint, and this is extraordinary, we are going to see the penalty spot painted, are we, during the match? his commentary made him a celebrity. welcome to radio 1. find his commentary made him a celebrity. welcome to radio 1.— welcome to radio 1. and as football's — welcome to radio 1. and as football's popularity - welcome to radio 1. and as| football's popularity boomed welcome to radio 1. and as i football's popularity boomed in welcome to radio 1. and as - football's popularity boomed in the 19905, football's popularity boomed in the 1990s, so did that ofjohn motson. while players came and went, his passion never wavered. iloathed while players came and went, his passion never wavered.— while players came and went, his passion never wavered. what a chance for the hat-trick! _ passion never wavered. what a chance for the hat-trick! michael _ passion never wavered. what a chance for the hat-trick! michael owen! i passion never wavered

and the voice of football for five decades — john motson dies, aged 77.london: sadiq khan puts frees school meals at the heart of his budget but tories say his council tax is too much and coming up on the bbc news channel, a new independent regulator of men's football in england will be established for the first time, with the aim to make clubs more financially sustainable. good evening. three men have been arrested after an off—duty police officer was shot multiple times in front of his son — after a session coaching young people playing football in omagh, county tyrone. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell remains in a critical condition in hospital and is said to be fighting for his life. northern ireland's political leaders issued a joint statement condemning the "callous" attack at the youth sports complex. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports from omagh. he'd dedicated his career to locking up the paramilitaries and drug gangs that harmed communities in northern ireland, but dci john caldwell�*s work had also made him a high—profile target

john motson, come in the door, please, and welcome to radio 1. it'sjohn motson!passion never wavered. what a chance for the hat—trick here! 0wen! oh, this is getting better and better and better! the director—general of the bbc, tim davey, said... while gary lineker described him as... he was encyclopedic in his knowledge and he clearly, and i know this from personal experience, he clearly absolutely loved the game and lived for it. and whenjohn motson retired from the bbc in 2018 after covering more than 2000 matches, the fans�* affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of sport's most famous voices. john motson, who's died at the age of 77. ukraine has been told to expect russian missile attacks to coincide with the anniversary of the invasion, its intelligence service says. later today, the united nations is due to approve a resolution condemning russia's invasion. here, the defence secretary ben wallace says he will consider sending more british tanks to ukraine, if they're used effectively. mr wallace was speaking after meeting ukrainian troops tr

——john motson. like saturday nights and much of the day. —— john motson.e in sports broadcasting, respected by those in the game, loved by fans and an inspiration to those who followed him in the commentary box. a fierce winter storm is causing widespread disruptions in the united states. so far, 75 million people in 28 states have been placed under weather warnings. airlines have been forced to cancel more than 1,700 flights. azaday moshiri reports. in some parts of the united states, life is come to a standstill. some states are feeling the brunt of the major storm. the snow has forced many schools and businesses to shut down. 0fficials many schools and businesses to shut down. officials are warning residents to avoid driving. down. officials are warning residents to avoid driving. unless ou residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately _ residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately have _ residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately have a _ residents to avoid driving. unless you legitimately have a need - residents to avoid driving.

finally some sad news to end this evening that one of the sports most famous commentators, john motson he started with the bbc in 1968, he went on to describe over 2,000 games, these are some moments you might remember. here is gascoigne. oh, brilliant! oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it's dramatic, it's delightful. it's denmark who are the european champions! bradford again. oh, what a goal! what a goal! radford the scorer! what a fantastic run. he's scored! amazing goal! he was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. the one thing you would always say about _ the one thing you would always say aboutjohn — the one thing you would always say about john watson was that he was incredibly— about john watson was that he was incredibly well prepared. —— john motson — incredibly well prepared. —— john motson. overthe incredibly well prepared. —— john motson. over th

john motson, come in the door, please, and welcome to radio 1. it'sjohn motson!hich require areas to be exceptionally dark and remote, giving them the world�*s clearest night skies. nia cerys reports. as the sun goes down, enlli�*s sky comes to life and the international dark sky association agree that it�*s something pretty special. this is the first dark sky sanctuary in europe. there are only 16 others worldwide and they all have to meet strict criteria. any outside lights have to point downwards, with an orange glow rather than white or blue. light pollution is skyrocketing, according to scientists. in the last 12 years the night sky has brightened by 10% each year. enlli is around two miles across from the llyn peninsula here. that�*s one reason why it�*s so dark there. the mountain on the island stops most of the light from the mainland and the biggest source of light pollution comes from dublin, which is 70 miles away across the irish sea. there are some dark sky places and parks already, but what's special about this is that it's a sanctuary, which is eve

john motson, who's died at the age of 77. time for a look at the weather.

asjohn murray they're little bit ofjohn motson in them. as johne paying tribute tojohn motson, who has died at the age of 77. more money for lower league clubs, more distribution from the wealthy elite, and more powerforfans. all proposals that would be re—enforced by an independent regulator. these are the main recommendations confirmed in a uk government white paper released today in england. it comes after a fan—led review to secure the future of football in england. helping clubs avoid going into administation and blocking the top sides from joining a breakaway european super league would be be among the powers held by english football's new independent regulator as well. what we have seen recently in over a number of years is clubs like bury football club, rochdale, blackpool, financial mismanagement ruining clubs and destroying it for their fans. so we are bringing forward today the biggest shake—up in football since the rules were first formulated. an independent regulator who is going to oversee and ensure financial stability, more say for

john motson, who's died at the age of 77. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.ello, chris. hello. most of us some sunshine. certainly a lovely end for the day. this was the west midlands, birmingham, sutton coldfield, with the setting sun as you can see over the setting sun as you can see over the slate. it was like that everywhere. after a sunny morning in scotland the cloud limit clouds gathered through the afternoon, and a rather dark and moody scene with the wind picking up on rain from these weather fronts. moving southwards at the minute. rain getting across scotland and eventually moving into parts of northern england, northern ireland as well. most of the rain quite light and patchy. it will increasingly leave any frost limited towards southern parts of both england and wales where you might get off to quite a nice sunrise tomorrow morning before cloud tends tomorrow morning before cloud tends to spread southwards as this front continues its journey south across england and wales as well. a lot of cloud around. the rain light and patchy. notice the skies

and we can mark the tributes being paid to motty john motson described as the voice of football whosee of 77. what he'd worked for the bbc for some 50 years, commentating on more than two and a half thousand games on television and radio , often television and radio, often wrapped in that signature sheepskin coat. of course, in total, he'd covered ten world cups, ten european championships , 29 ea. cups, ten european championships , 29 fa cup finals before retiring of a sort in 2018. his final game for match of the day that year. but of course, he could still be heard until briefly on bbc radio five live. well, joining us now as football journalist ben jacobs and ben , i journalist ben jacobs and ben, i think it's probably apposite that we've got this government announcement that they're looking at the game of football today and helping grassroot football with money trickling down from the premier league because this was something that was to his heart, was was very true to his heart, was grassroots football . it was grassroots football. it was grassroots football. it was grassroots f

and legendary football commentator john motson has died aged 77.covered over 2000 games during his 50—year career. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, good to have your company this hour. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland. he is now in a critical condition in hsopital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in 0magh, county tyrone. he is well—known in northern ireland not least his involvement in investigating organised crime. northern ireland's political leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the "callous" attack. the irish prime minister and northern ireland secretary have both condemned the attempt on his life. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football, but gunmen shot him because he's a detective. last night, this complex, called youth sport, was busy with parents, children and volunteers. the victim was putting footballs into

glowing tributes have been paid to the legendary commentator john motson , who died at the age john motsonll for generations known as motty . for generations known as motty. he became synonymous with the beautiful game during distinguish 50 year career with the bbc covering ten world cups, ten european championships and 29 fa cup finals. the ten european championships and 29 fa cup finals . the sheepskin 29 fa cup finals. the sheepskin coat another item that set out from the crowd. he retired to organisation in 2018 and the queen consort has to speak out against censorship . roald dahl against censorship. roald dahl literature. she lodged book project in london today. camilla made her first public appearance since recovering from covid to launch her book project as a charity. now urged authors to remain true their calling unimpeded . those who may wish to unimpeded. those who may wish to kerb the freedom of their expression or impose limits on their imagination , please keep their imagination, please keep doing so. and please remain true to your calling unimpeded by those who may wish to k

and tributes to the voice of football on the bbc — john motson — who's died at the age of 77.emorable night for manchester united at the theatre of dreams. it's a stunning second half fight back, made in brazil, to knock barcelona out of the europa league. plus in the weather, a cloudy start. it should brighten up later. what are the _ it should brighten up later. what are the prospects for the weekend? join us_ are the prospects for the weekend? join us for— are the prospects for the weekend? join us for all the details here on breakfast — it's friday, the 24th of february. our main story. the united nations general assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution condemning russia's invasion of ukraine, which took place exactly a year ago. the motion, which calls for the withdrawal of troops from ukraine and a halt to fighting, was backed by 1m nations with 32 abstaining and seven, including russia, voting against. let's speak now to our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, in kyiv. james, the russians thought this would be a short invasion and kyiv would be a short invas

the man known as the voice of football, john motson, has died at the age of 77.s excitement... here's gascoigne... oh, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! hejoined the bbc in 1968, but his big break came four years later. newcastle against non—league hereford and a moment of fa cup folklore. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! ronnie radford's goal, he later said, changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. he was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just li

john few minutes for you. football commentatorjohn motson has died aged 77. he covered ten world cups, ten european championships and 29 fa cup finals for bbc sport before retiring the organisation in 2018. known by many as motley, he'd worked on match the day since 1971 and commentate it on almost two and a half thousand televised games . over in the us. a reporter and a nine year old girl have been fatally shot. police say a second reporter and the girl's mother were also injured by the gunman near orlando. in florida , a 19 year old suspect named as , a19 year old suspect named as keith moses has been arrested. police say the happened close to the scene of a separate murder that had taken place earlier that had taken place earlier that day. the two journalists had been covering the incident but police say it's unclear why they were targeted . the they were targeted. the disasters committee has raised nearly disasters committee has raised nearl y £100 disasters committee has raised nearly £100 million following the earthquakes and syria. the non—governmenta

the sun dedicates their front page to the late footballer commentator john motson, who died yesterdayage of 77 and the star says let me turn episodes series coffee is criticised for her comments regarding britain's salad short age well time to go through the papers now and joining us this morning is broadcaster liz kershaw and senior reporter at the newspaper, benjamin butterworth. good morning to you. lovely to see the morning. and liz, let's start with you, shall we? this is in the daily telegraph, the archbishop of canterbury warning that not be treated like that russia not be treated like germany. tell us a bit more about this. yeah, well, always think a bit of history puts things into context. so at the end of the first world war, we got the treaty of versailles , got the treaty of versailles, where the generals from each side and statesmen met in a railway carriage in a forest, and basically germany was absolutely humiliated , crushed absolutely humiliated, crushed economically , politically, in economically, politically, in every sense . and that caused every sense. and that ca

ukraine glowing tributes have been paid to the legendary football commentator john motson, whose died at age of 77. gary died at the age of 77. gary lineker has described him as england's voice of football for generations . known as motty , he generations. known as motty, he became synonymous with the beautiful game and the sheepskin coat during a distinguished 50 year career with the bbc , during year career with the bbc, during which he covered ten world cups, ten european championships and 29 fa cup finals. before retiring from the bbc in 2018 . retiring from the bbc in 2018. and the queen consort has appeared to speak out against censorship of roald dahl literature as she launched a book project in london earlier , book project in london earlier, made her first appearance since recovering from covid to launch the charity, which is aimed at bringing people together who share a love of reading. please keep doing so and please remain true. jill calling unimpeded by those who may wish to kerb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your imagination . tv online and dab+ imag