the hotline that has been established by kamlesh - now?otline that has been. established by kamlesh needs to now? the hotline that has been - established by kamlesh needs to move and i have seen by my own experience the reporting mechanisms don't work and the institutions are just confusion as to who is doing what and in the end no one ended up doing anything and that is why we are here so i think it is important that the structures and governors didn'tjust look at yorkshire, they looked at the ecb and where does the responsibility lie? i felt throughout and still feel there was a lot of palming of the responsibility and each and one of us is responsible. the former yorkshire wicketkeeper turned umpire ismail dawood has spoken to the bbc about his experiences of racism.dawood played for the yorkshire senior team 2004—2005. he says the he ecb are out of their depth when it comes to tackling racism, and believes action needs to be with acceptance you have to have accountability. with accountability you then have to have some form of conseque

and having been installed as the club's new chairman, lord kamlesh patel today told a press conferencey must learn lessons. i'm determined to make this club the beating heart of english cricket again. after 158 years we are ready to change, we are ready to accept the past and we are ready to become a club which people can trust to do the right thing. a report found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of racial harassment and bullying at yorkshire but the club took no action against anyone, sparking outrage. today it settled a separate employment tribunal with the spinner with no gagging order imposed. i thank azeem rafiq for his bravery in speaking out. azeem is a whistle—blower and should be praised as such. and he should never have been put through this and i would like to apologise to him. what happens to you must never happen again. yorkshire are setting up an independent whistle—blowing hotline for other victims of discrimination to come forward and, after criticism over a lack of transparency, have also released the report to those with a legal interest in it. have you had a c

lord kamlesh patel said the club's investigation into the allegations were badly handled and seismic

lord kamlesh patel of bradford has been appointed as the new director and chair of the club.ve pulled out from yorkshire and the ecb has stripped them from hosting international matches. it's after a report found former player azeem rafiq had been the victim of racial harrassment and bullying, but the club said they would take no disciplinary action. england captain eoin morgan has been asked about the crisis at yorkshire while speaking to the media at the t20 world cup: there is no place in our support for any type of discrimination and i think the actions that we have seen have indicated how serious they are of dealing with issues like this and obviously, resulting in their actions. in the t20 world cup, scotland lost by eight wickets to india in group 2. they were already out of the tournament, but that didn't stop them relishing this occasion. george munsey showed some flair, but he could only manage 24 runs they set india the target of 86. they quickly reached that. kl rahul scoring 50 injust 18 balls, that's the fastest of the tournament so far, but he was caught on the

lord kamlesh patel said the club's investigation into the allegations were badly handled and seismic change is needed. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejonathan walker, political editor of the birmingham post and mail and sam lister, deputy political editor of the daily express. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... several of the papers have the mp standards row on the front page. the guardian splashes on keir starmer�*s criticism of borisjohnson. the times has a slightly different take they lead with criticism of the prime minister by tory mps, calling for him to apologise and show leadership. the independent highlights borisjohnson�*s absence from the commons during today's debate the metro has the same story their headline "i'm a prime minister get me out of here!" the daily mail leads with the behaviour of the mp geoffrey cox saying he had a lucrativejob in the british virgin islands. the financial times has barack obama's comments at cop26 saying young people should continue to be angry about climate change.

yorkshire now has a new chair, lord kamlesh patel.e looked at by the equality and human rights commission. it has asked for the full independent report into what happened to azeem rafiq to consider whether there has been a breach of the law. the mayor of west yorkshire has described recent events as "shameful". i am really hoping that this is an opportunity to change at the very top, and i do notice that lord patel has come into steer some of that transition. it's time for change, root and branch change, and let's hope we see that leadership that has been sadly missing. a gathering calling forjustice for azeem will take place outside headingley this afternoon. today will prove that all yorkshire people are resilient. we are all prepared to undertake the hard work which is necessary to put yorkshire back at the pinnacle of english cricket. we all need to work together now and work hard to create this new wonderful dawn that is going to hopefully shine every morning at headingley, the most iconic cricket ground in world cricket. but wit

lord kamlesh patel of bradford has been appointed as the new director and chair of the club.ernational matches. it's after a report found former player azeem rafiq had been the victim of racial harrassment and bullying, but the club said they would take no disciplinary action. england captain eoin morgan has been asked about the crisis at yorkshire while speaking to the media at the t20 world cup: there is no place in our sport for any kind of discrimination and i think the actions of the board to yorkshire have indicated how serious they are about dealing with issues like this and obviously resulting in their actions. meanwhile, former england captain michael vaughan will not appear on his bbc radio 5 live show on monday after it was claimed he made a racist comment to a group of asian players. vaughan was named in yorkshire's report into azeem rafiq's claims of racism during his time at the club — something he "completely and categorically denies." a bbc spokesperson said the organisation "remains in discussions with michael and his team". in the t20 world cup scotland lost

and having been installed as the club's new chairman, lord kamlesh patel today told a press conferencef english cricket again. after 158 years we are ready to change, we are ready to accept the past and we are ready to become a club which people can trust to do the right thing. a report found former player azeem rafiq was a victim of racial harassment and bullying at yorkshire but the club took no action against anyone, sparking outrage. today it settled a separate employment tribunal with the spinner with no gagging order imposed. i thank azeem rafiq for his bravery in speaking out. azeem is a whistle—blower and should be praised as such. and he should never have been put through this and i would like to apologise to him. what happens to you must never happen again. yorkshire are setting up an independent whistle—blowing hotline for other victims of discrimination to come forward and, after criticism over a lack of transparency, have also released the report to those with a legal interest in it. have you had a chance to look through the full report and if so, what did you think of wha

yorkshire's new chairman, lord kamlesh patel, is committed to taking action.which people can trust to do the right thing. jae become a club which people can trust to do the right thing.— to do the right thing. joe root said racism must _ to do the right thing. joe root said racism must be _ to do the right thing. joe root said racism must be called _ to do the right thing. joe root said racism must be called out - racism must be called out straightaway, but insisted he had never witnessed discrimination during his time at yorkshire. ijust wondered if this whole scandal engulfing yorkshire has affected your pride as a yorkshire player and perhaps may be consider your future there? tt’s perhaps may be consider your future there? �*, ., _ perhaps may be consider your future there? _ there? it's obviously deeply hurtful that it's happened _ there? it's obviously deeply hurtful that it's happened at _ there? it's obviously deeply hurtful that it's happened at a _ there? it's obviously deeply hurtful that it's happened at a club - there? it's obviously deeply hurtfu

lord kamlesh patel of bradford has replaced roger hutton who stepped down earlier today with an unreservedology to rafiq, along with two other board members. but is it too little too late? our sports news editor dan roan is outside headingly for us. dan, the club still has many questions to answer, but how significant are these resignations? well, hugely significant. certainly in the case _ well, hugely significant. certainly in the case of _ well, hugely significant. certainly in the case of roger _ well, hugely significant. certainly in the case of roger hutton, - well, hugely significant. certainly in the case of roger hutton, thel in the case of roger hutton, the chairman of course. he has presided over the handling of this crisis. of course, it was on his watch that the club took the decision to take no action against any member of staff or player or executive, despite the fact that azeem rafiq had been found to have suffered racial harassment and bullying, after he claimed that there was institutional racism here. that sparked an outcry was not intensified this week and there's been

lord kamlesh patel of bradford has been appointed as the new director and chair of the club.iplinary action. england captain eoin morgan has been asked about the crisis at yorkshire while speaking to the media at the t20 world cup: there is no place in our sport for any type of discrimination and i think the actions that we have seen have indicated how serious they are about dealing with issues like this and obviously, resulting in their actions. in the t20 world cup, scotland lost by eight wickets to india in group 2. they were already out of the tournament, but that didn't stop them relishing this occasion. george munsey showed some flair, but he could only manage 2a runs they set india the target of 86. they quickly reached that. kl rahul scoring 50 injust 18 balls, that's the fastest of the tournament so far, but he was caught on the next ball he faced. sur—ya—kumar yadav completed the victory in style as india wrapped the match up with six overs to spare. in the earlier match, new zealand recovered from a sticky start against namibia to post 163 for it and remain in the

lord kamlesh patel says that there is a clear need for urgent and seismic change at yorkshire cricketunty has been accused of institutional racism after former player azeem rafiq spoke out about his experiences. following a raft of board resignations, the incoming chairman, lord patel, has thanked rafiq for his bravery in coming forward and says he has a role to play as they look to re—establish trust at the club. our sports correspondent, katie gornall, was at headingley today. katie, lord patel, very clear about what steps need to be taken. it isa it is a huge challenge that lord patel has to steer yorkshire cricket club through this crisis of their own making. it hasn'tjust engulfed the club, but also the wider sport of cricket. speaking to a news conference here at headingley, he promise to change and apologised to azeem rafiq for the botched handling of his allegations of racism and bullying of his time here. the club have been criticised since they published their report in september. they revealed no one would be punished as a result of their investigation. also, describing a r

yorkshire's new chairman, lord kamlesh patel, is committed to taking action. after 158 years we are ready to change, we are ready to accept the past and we are ready to become a club which people can trust to do the right thing. jae become a club which people can trust to do the right thing.— to do the right thing. joe root said racism must _ to do the right thing. joe root said racism must be _ to do the right thing. joe root said racism must be called _ to do the right thing. joe root said racism must be called out - racism must be called out straightaway, but insisted he had never witnessed discrimination during his time at yorkshire. ijust wondered if this whole scandal engulfing yorkshire has affected your pride as a yorkshire player and perhaps may be consider your future there? it’s perhaps may be consider your future there? �*, ., _ perhaps may be consider your future there? _ there? it's obviously deeply hurtful that it's happened _ there? it's obviously deeply hurtful that it's happened at _ there? it's obviously deeply hurtful that it's happened at

following the resignation of it's chairman roger hutton. 2 more board members have stepped down and lord kamleshon. there is no place for any type of discrimination and i think the actions — discrimination and i think the actions that we have seen two yorkshire _ actions that we have seen two yorkshire have indicated how serious they are _ yorkshire have indicated how serious they are about dealing with issues like this_ they are about dealing with issues like this and what is resulting in the actions. in the t20 world cup scotland lost by eight wickets to india in group 2. they were already out of the tournament, but that didn't stop them relishing this occasion. george munsey showed some flair, but he could only manage 2a runs they set india the target of 86. they quickly reached that. kl rahul scoring 50 injust 18 balls, that's the fastest of the tournament so far, but he was caught on the next ball he faced. suryakumar yadav completed the victory in style as india wrapped the match up with six overs to spare. in the earlier match new zealand recovered from a sticky start against namibia to p

and having been installed as the club's new chairman, lord kamlesh patel today told a press conferencement tribunal with the spinner with no gagging order imposed. yorkshire are setting up an independent whistle—blowing hotline for other victims of discrimination to come forward and, after criticism over a lack of transparency, have also released the report to those with a legal interest in it. have you had a chance to look through the full report and if so, what did you think of what you found in it? what i have seen so far does make me feel uncomfortable that the process wasn't as well complete as it should have been. that's why it needs seismic change. today in a statement, azeem rafiq said... having become engulfed by a crisis that has rocked the cricketing world, yorkshire will be desperately hoping that this marks the first day on the road to recovery but with more damaging revelations set to come, regaining trust, along with sponsors and the right to host international matches here, will be no easy task. dan roan, bbc news, headingley. we're here in the bbc news room. our lead s

lord kamlesh patel praised mr rafiq for his bravery in speaking out, and said the way the investigation associated with it. i think azeem rafik for his bravery in speaking out. he is a whistle—blower and should be praised as such. they should be praised as such. they should have never been put through this. —— azeem rafiq. and i would like to apologise to him. we are sorry for what you and your family experienced and the way in which we have handled this. what happened to you must never happen again to anyone. as an outsider coming into this situation, it is clear to me that we have handled this issue badly and the investigation was supplied. we need to learn from our mistakes and ensure the right people in place and ensure that we do better. normally, in terms of the real issues of racism or discrimination, but also how as a club we deal with issues that arise going forward. clearly there is a problem. and if this club is institutionally racist and how i can address that. well this afternoon azeem rafiq posted a statement on twitter. in it, it says... delegates at the climate change co

the statement continues, lord kamlesh radford has been appointed as a director and chair of the club.lub forward in driving the change that is needed. he adds, the change that is needed. he adds, the club needs to regain trust and rebuild relationships with our communities. much work to do, including learning from past mistakes. it concludes, yorkshire is lucky to have a vast talent pool of cricketers. from all of our communities. we must re—engage with everyone to make a better yorkshire county cricket club for everyone. that statement from yorkshire county cricket club just being released in the last few minutes. let's turn to other news now. thousands of people, including many schoolchildren, are protesting on the streets of glasgow, calling on world leaders at the cop26 climate summit to take action to tackle global warming. the campaigner greta thunberg is among them, on the day that debate at cop is focused on younger people. the education secretary will later set out a new strategy for schools in england, including a duke of edinburgh style award scheme recognising efforts to p

yorkshire now has a new chair, lord kamlesh patel.is is an opportunity to change at the very top, and i do notice that lord patel has come into steer some of that transition. it's time for change, root and branch change, and let's hope we see that leadership that has been sadly missing. a gathering calling forjustice for azeem will take place outside headingley this afternoon. today will prove that all yorkshire people are resilient. we are all prepared to undertake the hard work which is necessary to put yorkshire back at the pinnacle of english cricket. we all need to work together now and work hard to create this new wonderful dawn that is going to hopefully shine every morning at headingley, the most iconic cricket ground in world cricket. but with an exodus of the club's sponsors and headingley banned from hosting international cricket, rebuilding yorkshire's international reputation won't be easy. simon jones, bbc news. from monday, people in england will be able to book their covid boosterjab a month earlier. until now, you've

yorkshire's new chairman, lord kamlesh patel, is committed to taking action. so close to, and it means so much to me to go and play for yorkshire. in terms of my position, if you are not at the club, how can you make any change? how can you help move things forward? the hype will now build towards the ashes butjoe root�*s focus clearly split between matters of club and country as the ugly truths of cricket continue to require his attention. laura scott, bbc news. at the t20 world cup — pakistan and australia are battling for the chance to take on new zealand in the final. australia won the toss and put pakistan into bat — and pakistan have gone to town. pakistan unbeaten in the tournament so far. 162—3 after 19 overs. and they have just lost another wicket in that second semifinal, so keep up—to—date with that on the website. england rugby union head coach eddiejones says he's written to emma raducanu to explain comments he made about her over the weekend. jones was accused of being "uninformed and sexist" after using the us open champion as an example when wa